s 188

Offences and penalties for illegal practices

In force

(1)

A person who engages in bribery or undue influence in relation to a postal ballot paper or postal voting commits a crime.

Penalty for this subsection: imprisonment for 2 years.

(1A)

A person who engages in bribery or undue influence other than in relation to a postal ballot paper or postal voting commits an offence.

Penalty for this subsection: imprisonment for 12 months.

(2)

Any other illegal practice is punishable —

(a)

if the offence relates to a postal ballot paper or postal voting, by imprisonment for 12 months;

(b)

in any other case, by a fine of $6 000.

[Section 188 inserted: No. 64 of 2006 s. 45; amended: No. 30 of 2023 s. 160.]

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