LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ELECTORAL) REGULATIONS 2021
74Dishonesty
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74 Dishonesty (1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person intentionally claims, or purports, to exercise a voting or other right in relation to an election; and (b) the person is not entitled to exercise that right; and (c) the person has knowledge of that circumstance. (2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person makes a misleading statement to an authorised officer in connection with an election; and
Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2021 45 (b) the person knows the statement is misleading. Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.