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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ELECTORAL) REGULATIONS - SECT 61

Duty of those who assist voters

61. Duty of those who assist voters

(1) A person who assists a person who is unable to vote without assistance must ensure that the assisted person's ballot paper is marked in accordance with the instructions of the assisted person.

Fault element: Knowledge that the vote as recorded does not conform with the instructions.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(2) A person who accepts an application for postal voting papers, or completed postal voting papers, for posting or delivery to the returning officer must immediately post or deliver them to the returning officer.

Fault element: This is an offence of strict liability.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.



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