Commonwealth Numbered Acts

REFERENDUM (MACHINERY PROVISIONS) ACT 1984 No. 44, 1984 - SECT 124

124. The proprietor of each newspaper shall cause the word ''advertisement''
to be printed as a headline in letters not smaller than 10 point to each
article or item published in the newspaper, being an article or item-

   (a)  that contains matter intended or calculated to affect the result of a
        referendum; and

   (b)  the publication of which has been, or is to be, paid for in money or
        in kind.

Penalty-

   (a)  if the offender is a natural person-$500; or

   (b)  if the offender is a body corporate-$2,500.