Tampering
296 Tampering
Except as authorised by this Act or the regulations, a person must not—
open any sealed envelope containing a ballot-paper; or
break the seal or open any ballot-box or parcel sealed under this Act or the regulations; or
deal with any ballot-papers, voters' rolls or other material used at an election under this Act or the regulations.
Penalty: 600 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years.
An offence against subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) is an indictable offence.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- City of Melbourne (Electoral) Regulations 2022 · under sections 325 and 326
- Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2020 · under sections 325 and 326
- Local Government (Governance and Integrity) Regulations 2020 · under section 325
4 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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