New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (GENERAL) REGULATION 2005 - REG 369

369 Misconduct by scrutineers

(1) A scrutineer must not within a polling place, pre-poll voting office, declared institution or mobile booth, while polling is in progress:

(a) interfere with or influence an elector, or

(b) communicate with any person except as necessary to carry out the scrutineer’s functions.

(2) A scrutineer must obey the lawful directions of an election official.

(3) A scrutineer does not breach subclause (1) merely by wearing the badge or emblem of a candidate or political party.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.