Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01311:clause:1_140aa
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01311
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 140AA
Character Range: 65425–66468

140AA  Evidence of authorship or authorisation of material

  In proceedings for an offence against this Act:
 (a) an advertisement, handbill, pamphlet, notice or video recording that:
 (i) relates to a referendum and is intended or calculated to affect the result of the referendum; and
 (ii) includes a statement that it was authorised by a specified person;
  is admissible as evidence of that fact; and
 (b) a printed advertisement, handbill, pamphlet or notice that:
 (i) relates to a referendum and is intended or calculated to affect the result of the referendum; and
 (ii) includes a statement that a specified person or firm was the printer;
  is admissible as evidence of that fact; and
 (c) a newspaper, circular, pamphlet or "dodger" that contains an article, or part of an article, that:
 (i) relates to a referendum and is intended or calculated to affect the result of the referendum; and
 (ii) includes a name purporting to be the author's name;
  is admissible as evidence that the person named is the author of the article.