Interference with proper conduct of election or poll
162 Interference with proper conduct of election or poll
A person commits an offence if:
the person intentionally engages in conduct; and
(b) the conduct results in the obstruction or interference with the proper conduct of an election or poll of electors; and
the person is reckless in relation to the result.
Maximum penalty: 400 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
A person commits an offence if:
the person intentionally engages in conduct; and
the conduct is violence or intimidation; and
(c) the conduct results in the influence of the vote of an elector at an election or poll of electors; and
the person is reckless in relation to the result.
Maximum penalty: 400 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
Strict liability applies to subsection (2)(b).
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