Badges or emblems in polling booths

In force

(1)

A person commits an offence if:

(a)

the person is an officer or a scrutineer; and

(b)

the person wears or displays any badge or emblem of a candidate or political party; and

(c)

the person does so:

(i)

in a polling booth on polling day or on a day to which the polling is adjourned for the election; or

(ii)

in a pre‑poll voting office at any time during which applications for pre‑poll votes may be made, or pre‑poll ordinary voting is available, at the office.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(2)

Strict liability applies to an offence against subsection (1).

Note:

For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

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