REFERENDUMS ACT 1997 - SECT 84 Secrecy of voting

REFERENDUMS ACT 1997 - SECT 84

84 Secrecy of voting

A person must not—

(a) unfold a ballot paper that has been marked and folded by an elector under this Act, unless ordered by a court or authorised under this Act to do so; or

(b) if the person is a member of the commission’s staff performing duties at a polling place for a referendum—

(i) ascertain or discover how an elector has voted at the referendum, unless the person is authorised to do so under this Act; or

(ii) disclose any information about how an elector has voted at a referendum, unless the person is authorised to do so under this Act or ordered by a court to do so.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.