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CurrentOffence to interfere with postal ballot materials
Part 8Electoral provisions
Division 9Electoral offences
299 Offence to interfere with postal ballot materials
(1)
A person must not interfere with any material being, or to be, sent or delivered to a voter by the VEC at an election.
Penalty: 600 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years.
(2)
An offence against subsection (1) is an indictable offence.
(3)
Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who is acting with the authority of the VEC.
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