Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2010A00108:clause:1_328b:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2010A00108
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 328B (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 5174–7851

328B  Requirements relating to how‑to‑vote cards

Authorisation details must be included on how‑to‑vote card
 (1) The following information (the authorisation details) must be included at the top or bottom of each printed face of a how‑to‑vote card:
 (a) the name and address of the person who authorised the how‑to‑vote card;
 (b) the following information (to the extent that it is not already required by paragraph (a)):
 (i) if the card is authorised by or on behalf of a registered political party, or by or on behalf of a candidate who is endorsed by a registered political party—the name of the registered political party;
 (ii) if the card is authorised by or on behalf of a candidate who is not endorsed by a registered political party—the candidate's name, and the word "candidate".
 (2) The font size of the authorisation details must be at least:
 (a) 10 point, if the size of the how‑to‑vote card is A6 or smaller; or
 (b) 14 point, if the size of the how‑to‑vote card is larger than A6 but smaller than A3; or
 (c) 20 point, if the size of the how‑to‑vote card is A3 or larger.
 (3) For the purpose of subsection (2), the comparison between the size of a how‑to‑vote card and a standard paper size mentioned in that subsection is to be done by comparing the area of the how‑to‑vote card with the area of the standard paper size (regardless of the shape of the how‑to‑vote card).

Offence of publishing etc. how‑to‑vote card that does not contain required authorisation details
 (4) A person (the first person) commits an offence if:
 (a) the first person:
 (i) publishes or distributes a document; or
 (ii) causes, permits or authorises another person to publish or distribute a document; and
 (b) that conduct of the first person occurs during the relevant period for an election; and
 (c) the document is a how‑to‑vote card; and
 (d) the how‑to‑vote card does not comply with the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) relating to authorisation details; and
 (e) if regulations made for the purpose of this paragraph provide that this subsection does not apply to prescribed kinds of articles—the how‑to‑vote card is not an article of any of those kinds.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.

Offence of publishing etc. how‑to‑vote card that contains false authorisation details
 (5) A person (the first person) commits an offence if:
 (a) the first person:
 (i) publishes or distributes a document; or
 (ii) causes, permits or authorises another person to publish or distribute a document; and
 (b) that conduct of the first person occurs during the relevant period for an election; and
 (c) the document is a how‑to‑vote card; and
 (d) some or all of the authorisation