Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not falsely impersonate a person to secure a ballot-paper to which the impersonator is not entitled.
Maximum penalty: 4 penalty units.
(2) Subject to this Act, a person must not wilfully destroy or deface a ballot-paper.
Maximum penalty: 17 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
(3) A person must not fraudulently put a ballot-paper or other paper into a ballot-box.
Maximum penalty: 4 penalty units.
(4) A person must not fraudulently take a ballot-paper out of a polling place or a place at which the results of a referendum are being determined.
Maximum penalty: 17 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.
(5) Subject to this Act, a person must not wilfully take a ballot-paper out of a polling place.
Maximum penalty: 1.7 penalty units.
(6) A person must not misconduct him or herself or fail to obey the lawful directions of the presiding officer in a polling place.
Maximum penalty: 1.7 penalty units.
(7) A person must not supply ballot-papers without authority.
Maximum penalty: 8 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
(8) A person must not unlawfully destroy, take or otherwise interfere with, ballot-boxes or ballot-papers contained in a ballot-box.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
(9) Subject to this Act, a person must not wear or display an emblem, poster, representation or statement in a polling place that a reasonable person would associate with the approval or disapproval of a question submitted to electors at a referendum.
Maximum penalty: 1.7 penalty units.
(10) A person, other than an officer conducting a determination of the results of a referendum, must not open a ballot-box.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
(11) A person, other than an officer, must not exhibit in a polling booth a card or paper having on it a direction or instruction with respect to voting.
Maximum penalty: 8 penalty units.
(12) A person must truthfully answer all questions put to him or her under this Part.
Maximum penalty: 4 penalty units.