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ELECTORAL ACT 2002 - SECT 155 Prohibition of publicly disseminating exit poll results during the hours of voting

ELECTORAL ACT 2002 - SECT 155

Prohibition of publicly disseminating exit poll results during the hours of voting

A person must not during the hours of voting—

        (a)     publicly disseminate; or

        (b)     cause, permit or authorise the public dissemination of—

the results of an exit poll carried out at an election day voting centre.

Penalty:     60 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.

Note to s. 155 inserted by No. 13/2013 s. 20(4).

Note

Section 179A applies to an offence against this section.