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Referendums Framework Bill

Referendum advertising - Preliminary provisions

41: Meaning of publish

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"What 'publish' means: making information available to the public in any way"

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When you hear the word publish in this proposed law, it means making something known to people in any way. This can include displaying something on a screen, distributing it, or sending it to someone. You can also publish something by printing it in a newspaper, broadcasting it, or putting it on the internet.

This proposed law considers publishing to be things like leaving information at a place, delivering it to an address, or storing it electronically so the public can access it. It also includes putting information on a device that you use with a computer, or inserting it into a film or video. However, if you are talking to one or more people directly, face to face, that is not considered publishing under this proposed law.

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Part 3Referendum advertising
Preliminary provisions

41Meaning of publish

  1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, publish, in relation to a referendum advertisement, means to bring to the notice of a person in any manner,—

  2. including by—
    1. displaying on any medium:
      1. distributing by any means:
        1. delivering to an address:
          1. leaving at a place:
            1. sending by post or otherwise:
              1. printing in a newspaper or other periodical:
                1. broadcasting by any means:
                  1. disseminating by means of the internet or any other electronic medium:
                    1. storing electronically in a way that is accessible to the public:
                      1. incorporating in a device for use with a computer:
                        1. inserting in a film or video; but
                        2. excluding by addressing 1 or more persons face to face.