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Cassandra Morgan

Ex-Victorian Liberals boss fined $40k over unlawful ads

A court has found ex-Victorian Liberals director Sam McQuestin breached rules for election ads. (Alan Porritt/AAP PHOTOS)

The former boss of the Victorian Liberals will pay $40,000 in fines after he fell foul of electoral advertising laws, undermining voters' rights.

The Australian Electoral Commission sued former Victorian Liberals director Sam McQuestin over four advertisements placed in the Geelong Advertiser before the 2022 federal election.

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