South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts9A—Offences relating to election of Executive Board
(1) A person
who—
(a)
exercises violence or intimidation, or offers or gives a bribe, with a view
to—
(i)
inducing a person to submit or withdraw candidature for
an election under section 9; or
(ii)
influencing the vote of a person at such an election; or
(iii)
otherwise interfering with the due course of an election;
or
(b)
receives a bribe offered in contravention of paragraph (a),
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for seven years.
(2) A person
who—
(a)
dishonestly exercises, or attempts to exercise, a vote at an election under
section 9 to which that person is not entitled; or
(b)
dishonestly influences or attempts to influence the result of such an
election; or
(c)
hinders or interferes with the free exercise or performance, by another
person, of a right in respect of such an election,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $5 000 or imprisonment for one year.
(3) A person who is a
candidate for election or acting on behalf of such a candidate (whether with
or without the candidate's authority) must not act as an assistant to a person
voting at the election.
Maximum penalty: $5 000 or imprisonment for one year.
(4) A scrutineer must
not act as an assistant to a person voting at an election.
Maximum penalty: $5 000 or imprisonment for one year.
(5) A person must not,
by clandestine or dishonest means, attempt to discover how another person has
voted.
Maximum penalty: $1 250 or imprisonment for 3 months.
(6) A person who
acquires knowledge of the vote of another person in the exercise of powers or
functions under this Act must not divulge that knowledge.
Maximum penalty: $2 500 or imprisonment for 6 months.
(7) To avoid doubt, no
declaration of public policy or promise of public action constitutes bribery
or dishonest influence.
(8) In this
clause—
"bribe" includes any pecuniary sum or material advantage including food, drink
or entertainment.