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(b)";

    (c) by adding at the end the following subsection:

    "(5) A person is not entitled, under subsection (2), (2a) or (3), to peruse, or to obtain a copy of, a return referred to in paragraph (1) (c) until the end of September in the year in which the return is furnished.".

Interference with political liberty etc.

28. Section 327 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following subsection:

"(2) A person must not discriminate against another person on the ground of the making by the other person of a donation to a political party, to a State branch or a division of a State branch of a political party, to a candidate in an election or by-election or to a group:

    (a) by denying him or her access to membership of any trade union, club or other body;

    (b) by not allowing him or her to work or to continue to work;

    (c) by subjecting him or her to any form of intimidation or coercion;

    (d) by subjecting him or her to any other detriment.

Penalty:

    (a) if the offender is a natural person—$5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years, or both; or

    (b) if the offender is a body corporate—$20,000.".

Voiding election for illegal practices etc.

29. Section 362 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:

"(4) The Court of Disputed Returns must not declare that any person returned as elected was not duly elected, or declare any election void, on the ground that someone has contravened the Broadcasting Act 1942 or the Radiocommunications Act 1983".

30. After section 386 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Particulars of candidates

"386a. (1) The Commission must, within the prescribed period in relation to the next general election held after the commencement of this section, cause documents to be prepared in accordance with the regulations and delivered to each household in Australia.

"(2) Each document must, as far as practicable, be printed on recycled paper.

"(3) A document delivered to a household under his section must contain relevant information about:

    (a) each nominated House of Representatives candidate in the Division where the household is situated; and

    (b) each nominated Senate candidate in the State or Territory where the household is situated;

together with such policy statements as are prescribed.

"(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), the following information is relevant information about a candidate:

    (a) the candidate's full name;

    (b) the name of the registered political party (if any) which is to be printed adjacent to the candidate's name on the ballot paper for the forthcoming election under section 214;

    (c) prescribed information (if any) about the candidate's qualifications,