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Electoral Act 2017

218Forging or uttering electoral papers

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218 Forging or uttering electoral papers

A person must not—

(a) forge any electoral paper, or

(b) utter any forged electoral paper, knowing it to be forged.

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

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