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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 312 Offences related to polling

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 312

Offences related to polling

(1)  A person must not –
(a) vote at an election if not entitled to do so; or
(b) obtain or attempt to obtain more ballot papers at an election than that to which he or she is entitled.
(c) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  
(d) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  
(e) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.
(2)  A person is not –
(a) to obstruct an elector when the elector is marking a ballot paper; or
(b) by any word or action, to directly or indirectly aid in discovering the name of a person for whom an elector has voted or intends to vote.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
(3)  A person must not –
(a) personate or attempt to personate any elector; or
(b) vote, offer to vote or attempt to vote more than once in his or her own right at the same election; or
(c) attempt to vote by means of a ballot paper that has been handed or delivered to another person; or
(d) personally attempt to induce an elector within the elector's residence during the polling period to vote or not to vote for a particular person; or
(e) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  
(f) steal, misdirect, hide, destroy or otherwise tamper or interfere with any of the documents sent or delivered under section 284 or 286 .
(g) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  
(h) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  
(i) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  
(j) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  
(k) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.