Queensland Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTORAL ACT 2011 - SECT 182

182 Misleading electors

(1) During an election period for an election, a person must not print, publish, distribute or broadcast anything that is intended or likely to mislead an elector about the ways of voting at the election.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2) A person must not, for the purpose of affecting the election of a candidate, knowingly publish a false statement of fact about the personal character or conduct of the candidate.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(3) During an election period for an election, a person must not print, publish, distribute or broadcast by television anything that purports to be a representation of a ballot paper for use in the election, if it is likely to induce an elector to cast an informal vote.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(4) In this section—

"publish" includes publish on the internet, even if the internet site on which the publication is made is located outside Queensland.