356NDisplay of posters

#### 356N Display of posters 356N Display of posters > > (1) Posters at polling place A person must not, on election day, display or cause to be displayed any poster of any size— > > > > > (a) within a polling place, or > > > > > (b) within 6 metres of an entrance to a polling place, or > > > > > (c) on the exterior of a building used as a polling place. > > > > Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. > > > (4) Application of this section to grounds of enclosure If— > > > > > (a) a building used as a polling place is situated in grounds within an enclosure, and > > > > > (b) the appointment by the election manager of the polling place does not indicate whether or not the grounds are part of the polling place, > > > > the grounds are not, but the building is, taken to be part of the polling place for the purposes of this section, unless a notice to the contrary is displayed under section 356U. If such a notice is displayed, the grounds are taken to be part of the polling place for the purposes of this section. > > Note. > > The display of election posters also constitutes development for the purposes of the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203). Subdivision 13 of Division 2 of Part 2 of [State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2008-0572) provides that the display of election posters is exempt development, subject to conditions, during the period commencing 5 weeks before and ending 1 week after the election day concerned.