55Employee wishing to vote

55 Employee wishing to vote (1) A person commits an offence if the person: (a) is an employer of another person (employee); and (b) before election day the person receives an application from the employee for leave of up to 2 hours for the purpose of voting; and (c) the person: (i) declines or refuses to grant leave; or (ii) imposes a penalty, disproportionate reduction of pay or other impediment or disadvantage on the employee. Maximum penalty: for an individual – 5 penalty units; or for a body corporate – 25 penalty units.

Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2021 34 (2) A person does not commit an offence against subregulation (1) if the employee's absence is likely to: (a) cause danger to the employer or other employees; or (b) cause substantial loss to the employer. Division 1 Preliminary