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#### 123 Who may be present at voting centre
123 Who may be present at voting centre
> > (1) The following persons may, at any time while a voting centre is open for voting, be present at the voting centre—
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> > > (a) the Electoral Commissioner,
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> > > (b) election officials,
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> > > (c) scrutineers,
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> > > (d) any approved person, or person of an approved class,
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> > > (e) any police officer,
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> > > (f) voters actually engaged in voting, such voters to be designated, if thought necessary, by the voting centre manager.
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> > (2) A person must not, without lawful authority (proof of which lies on the person)—
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> > > (a) enter or remain at a voting centre, or
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> > > (b) refuse to leave the voting centre on being required by the voting centre manager (or by any police officer acting under the direction or authority of the voting centre manager).
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> > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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> > (3) Any person who enters or refuses to leave a voting centre contrary to subsection (2) may be removed from the voting centre by a police officer.