Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not publish or distribute any campaign material unless:
(a) the material clearly states, in a sufficient font size to be read by the intended audience for the material and given the type of material, the name and address of the person authorising the publication or distribution; and
(ab) the material clearly identifies, in a sufficient font size to be read by the intended audience for the material and given the type of material, the source of the funding for that material, whether a political party, candidate, associated entity, third party campaigner or otherwise; and
(b) if the material is a printed document – the material includes the name and address of the printer who printed the document; and
(c) if the material is intended to be viewed from 2 sides – the information mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) is included on both sides.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the announcement by advertisement in a newspaper of the holding of a meeting.
(3) A person must not publish or distribute any campaign material that:
(a) is likely to:
(i) mislead a voter; or
(ii) deceive a voter; or
(iii) improperly interfere with a voter casting a vote; or
(b) contains an untrue or incorrect statement.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.