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In forceMaking false statements about entitlement to vote
Part 6Electoral Offences and legal proceedings
Division 1Electoral offences
Subdivision 1Protection of election rights and duties
139 Making false statements about entitlement to vote
(1)
A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person informs another person that the other person is not an elector; and
(b)
the other person is an elector.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
(2)
A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person informs another person that the other person is not an elector for a particular division; and
(b)
the other person is an elector for the division.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
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