2019 The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Presented and read a first time Australian Postal Corporation (Unsolicited Political Communications) Bill 2019 No. , 2019 (PM-ME-SPRINKLES) (Witten by PM-ME-SPRINKLES) (Drafted by Tobycool2001_1) A Bill for an Act to amend the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title ...................................................................................................... 1 2 Commencement ............................................................................................ 1 3 Schedules...................................................................................................... 2 Schedule 1—Amendments 3 No. , 2017 Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment i (Operational Efficiency) Bill 2017 1 A Bill for an Act to amend the Australian Postal 2 Corporation Act 1989, and for related purposes 3 The Parliament of Australia enacts: 4 1 Short title 5 This Act is the Australian Postal Corporation (Unsolicited 6 Political Communications) Act 2019. 7 2 Commencement 8 (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table 9 commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with 10 column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect 11 according to its terms. No. , Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment 1 20179 (Operational Efficiency) Bill 2017 Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. The whole of The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. this Act 1 Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally 2 enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of 3 this Act. 4 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. 5 Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it 6 may be edited, in any published version of this Act. 7 3 Schedules 8 Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or 9 repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule 10 concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect 11 according to its terms. 2 Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment No. , (Operational Efficiency) Bill 2017 20179 Amendments Schedule 1 1 Schedule 1—Amendments 2 Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 3 1 At the end of section 32A 4 Add: 5 (4) Australia Post must not deliver to premises within Australia: 6 (a) an election advertisement while supplying a bulk 7 interconnection service; or 8 (b) an unaddressed election advertisement; 9 if there is a notice displayed at the premises that contains the 10 phrase no election mail, or a phrase with the same meaning. 11 (5) Australia Post must not deliver to premises within Australia: 12 (a) a political advertisement while supplying a bulk 13 interconnection service; or 14 (b) an unaddressed political advertisement; 15 if there is a notice displayed at the premises that contains the 16 phrase no political mail, or a phrase with the same meaning. 17 (6) A phrase will have the same meaning as no election mail or no 18 political mail regardless of: 19 (a) the specific type of communication referenced, so long as it 20 can be sent through the mail; 21 Note: Examples of communications that can be sent through the mail 22 includes materials, notices, advertisements, campaigns, information 23 etc. 24 (b) a reference to unsolicited or unaddressed communications; or 25 Note: For example, ‘no unsolicited election materials. 26 (c) the usage of words indicating politeness. 27 Note: For example, ‘no political notices please’. 28 (7) Sections 1(4) or 1(5) do not apply if the notice displayed at the 29 premises purports to exempt to a person, entity, political party or 30 political view from the application of 1(4) or 1(5). 31 Note: For example, ‘no [XYZ Party] ads’. No. , Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment 3 20179 (Operational Efficiency) Bill 2017 Schedule 1 Amendments 1 2 Section 3 2 Insert: 3 election advertisement, in relation to an election, means: 4 (a) a letter that contains election matter that relates to that 5 election; 6 (b) a letter containing a statement to the effect that the letter has 7 been sponsored by a person or persons and indicating that the 8 person is a candidate, or one or more of the persons is or are 9 candidates, at the election; or 10 (c) a letter containing a statement to the effect that the letter has 11 been sponsored by a particular political party where a 12 candidate at the election belongs to that party. 13 election matter, in relation to an election, means matter of any of 14 the following kinds: 15 (a) matter commenting on, or soliciting votes for, a candidate at 16 the election; 17 (b) matter commenting on, or advocating support of, a political 18 party to which a candidate at the election belongs; 19 (c) matter commenting on, stating or indicating any of the 20 matters being submitted to the electors at the election or any 21 part of the policy of a candidate at the election or of the 22 political party to which a candidate at the election belongs; or 23 (d) matter referring to a meeting held or to be held in connection 24 with the election. 25 26 political advertisement means a letter that contains political 27 matter. 28 29 political matter means any political matter, including the policy 30 launch of a political party. 31 3 Constitutional matters 32 (1) The amendment made by item 1 and 2 does not apply to the extent 33 (if any) that it would infringe any constitutional doctrine of implied 34 freedom of political communication. 4 Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment No. , (Operational Efficiency) Bill 2017 20179 Amendments Schedule 1 1 (2) The amendment made by item 1 and 2 does not apply to the extent 2 (if any) that it would result in an acquisition of property (within the 3 meaning of paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution) from a person 4 otherwise than on just terms (within the meaning of that paragraph 5 of the Constitution). 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