323A
In forceOfficers and scrutineers not to divulge or communicate Senate election results before close of adjourned polling
Volume 2Parts XX to XXIII (sections 286A to 396), Schedules, Endnotes
Part XXIElectoral offences
323A Officers and scrutineers not to divulge or communicate Senate election results before close of adjourned polling
A person commits an offence if:
(a)
the person is an officer or a scrutineer; and
(b)
the polling is adjourned at a polling place in a Division under section 241 or 242; and
(c)
the person divulges or communicates the results of the Senate election for a polling place in the Division to the public or a section of the public; and
(d)
the person does so before the closing of the poll for the polling place mentioned in paragraph (b).
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
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