Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Local Government Act 1989 - SECT 60

Infringement of secrecy

60. Infringement of secrecy



(1) It is the responsibility of the returning officer and any authorised
person, interpreter, scrutineer and member of the police force at a voting
centre to maintain and aid in maintaining the secrecy of voting.

(2) Except as authorised by law, the returning officer and any authorised
person, interpreter, scrutineer and member of the police force must not
communicate to any person any information likely to defeat the secrecy of
voting.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.

(3) Except as provided in this Act, a person must not-

   (a)  interfere with or attempt to interfere with a voter when marking his
        or her ballot-paper; or

   (b)  attempt to obtain in the voting centre any information as to the
        candidate for whom any voter has or is to vote; or

   (c)  communicate to any person any information obtained in a voting centre
        as to the candidate for whom any voter has or is to vote.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.

(4) A person must not directly or indirectly induce any voter to display his
or her ballot-paper after he or she has marked it, so as to show to any person
the name of the candidate for or against whom he or she voted.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.