§ CEA s. 321CObjects of this Part

(1) The objects of this Part are to promote free and informed voting at elections by enhancing the following: (a) the transparency of the electoral system, by allowing voters to know who is communicating electoral matter; (b) the accountability of those persons participating in public debate relating to electoral matter, by making those persons responsible for their communications; (c) the traceability of communications of electoral matter, by ensuring that obligations imposed by this Part in relation to those communications can be enforced; (d) the integrity of the electoral system, by ensuring that only those with a legitimate connection to Australia are able to influence Australian elections. (2) This Part aims to achieve these objects by doing the following: (a) requiring the particulars of the person who authorised the communication of electoral matter to be notified if: (i) the matter is an electoral advertisement, 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 electoral matter authorised by foreign campaigners. (3) This Part is not intended to detract from: (a) the ability of Australians to communicate electoral matters to voters; and (b) voters’ ability to communicate with each other on electoral matters. Division 2 — Authorisation of certain electoral matter