Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00128:section:110b
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00128
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 110B
Character Range: 243458–245171

110B  Objects of this Part
 (1) The objects of this Part are to promote free and informed voting at referendums by enhancing the following:
 (a) the transparency of the electoral system as it relates to referendums, by allowing voters to know who is communicating referendum matter;
 (b) the accountability of those persons participating in public debate relating to referendum matter, by making those persons responsible for their communications;
 (c) the traceability of communications of referendum matter, by ensuring that obligations imposed by this Part in relation to those communications can be enforced;
 (d) the integrity of the electoral system, as it relates to referendums, by ensuring that only those with a legitimate connection to Australia are able to influence Australian referendums.
 (2) This Part aims to achieve these objects by doing the following:
 (a) requiring the particulars of the person who authorised the communication of referendum matter to be notified if:
 (i) the matter is an advertisement relating to a referendum, all or part of whose distribution or production is paid for; or
 (ii) the matter forms part of a specified printed communication; or
 (iii) the matter is communicated by, or on behalf of, a disclosure entity;
 (b) ensuring that the particulars are clearly identifiable, irrespective of how the matter is communicated;
 (c) restricting the communication of referendum matter authorised by foreign campaigners.
 (3) This Part is not intended to detract from:
 (a) the ability of referendum matters to be communicated to voters; and
 (b) voters' ability to communicate with each other on referendum matters.

Division 2—Authorisation of certain referendum matter