36Offences

36 Offences

36 Offences

A person is guilty of an offence if the person—

(a) votes, or attempts to vote, in an election in which the person is not entitled to vote, or

(b) knowingly makes a false or misleading statement—

(i) to the returning officer, a deputy returning officer or other election official in connection with an election, or

(ii) in any document that the person furnishes for the purposes of an election, or

(c) obstructs the proceedings at the polling place or at the office of the returning officer, or

(d) enters any occupied booth at the polling place.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.