98FExemptions from application of Part

98F Exemptions from application of Part

98F Exemptions from application of Part

(1) This Part does not apply so as to prohibit—

(a) conduct occurring in a church, or other building, that is ordinarily used for religious worship, or within the curtilage of such a church or building, or

(b) conduct occurring in the forecourt of, or on the footpath or road outside, Parliament House in Macquarie Street, Sydney, or

(c) the carrying out of any survey or opinion poll by or with the authority of a candidate, or the distribution of any handbill or leaflet by or with the authority of a candidate, during the course of a Commonwealth, State or local government election, referendum or plebiscite.

(2) This Part applies despite anything to the contrary in the following—

(a) Part 4 of the Summary Offences Act 1988,

(b) Part 14 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002.

pt 6, div 3 (ss 90–96): Rep 2017 No 43, Sch 1 [47].

pt 6A (ss 98A–98F): Ins 2018 No 26, Sch 1.