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points raised by members of the group and members of the public as follows :4
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Should there be strict liability for the offence of name-dropping
Under clause 3 of the Bill it is proposed
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to create an offence where :#
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under $17(1) a candidate who uses the name of another person or organization in support of
his campaign where neither the candidate the candidate
himself nor his election agent has obtained or
received the prior written consent or
permission of that person or organization, or
that is one offence;
section $17(2) under/***** that a person uses the name of another person or organization in posters,
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and so on address, bills ete. to support a candidate
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where neither the candidate nor his election
agent has obtained or received the prior
consent or permission in writing of that other person or organization.
in some
The proposal/is simple. The candidate or
his election agent must first obtain a written
consent of the supporter, or else he should not use
the supporter's name at all.
The views to be considered
Members of the Kd Koc group are concerned
that where a candidate has received the written
consent of a supporter, who then out of malice or
genuine regret withdraws his support; or if the supporter is an organization (such as a clansman's association) whose office-bearers gave a written
consent in the name of the association without e
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