Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

REFERENDUM (MACHINERY PROVISIONS) ACT 1984 - SECT 28

             (1)  A scrutineer appointed under section 27 shall not:

                     (a)  interfere with or attempt to influence any elector within a polling booth; or

                     (b)  communicate with any person in a polling booth except so far as is necessary in the discharge of his or her functions.

Penalty:  $1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.

             (2)  A scrutineer appointed under section 27 shall not be prevented from entering or leaving a polling booth during the voting at a referendum.

          (2A)  A person who is in a polling booth in the capacity of a scrutineer shall wear a badge, supplied by the Electoral Commission, that identifies the person as a scrutineer.

             (3)  A scrutineer appointed under section 27 who commits any breach of this section, or who is guilty of misconduct at a polling booth, or who fails at a polling booth to obey the lawful directions of the presiding officer at the polling booth, may be removed from the polling booth by any constable or by a person authorized by the presiding officer to remove the scrutineer.