167Identification of voters and votes

167 Identification of voters and votes (1) An officer commits an offence if: (a) the officer makes a mark on a ballot paper; and (b) the mark would enable the identification, directly or indirectly, of the person who votes on the ballot paper. (2) An officer or scrutineer commits an offence if: (a) the officer or scrutineer, directly or indirectly, discloses any information acquired in the exercise of a power or performance of a function under this Act; and (b) the disclosure would enable it to be known how an identified voter has voted. (3) In subsection (2): officer includes a person who has been, but is no longer, an officer. scrutineer includes a person who has been, but is no longer, a scrutineer.