Local Government (General) Regulation 2021
370Misconduct at polling place or pre-poll voting office
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370 Misconduct at polling place or pre-poll voting office
370 Misconduct at polling place or pre-poll voting office
A person must not, without lawful authority—
(a) remove a ballot-paper from a polling place or pre-poll voting office, or
(b) enter a space set aside for voting in a polling place while another person is in that space, or
(c) remain in a space set aside for voting in a polling place or at a pre-poll voting office for a longer period than is necessary for the purpose of marking his or her ballot-paper, or
(d) obstruct or unnecessarily delay the proceedings at a polling place or pre-poll voting office.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.