Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, disrupt an activity being carried out under this Act at a voting centre.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) A person at a voting centre shall not, without reasonable excuse, disobey a direction given by the OIC by or under this Act.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, enter or remain at a voting centre without the permission, express or implied, of the OIC.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply—
(a) to an officer; or
(b) to a scrutineer who is entitled to be on the premises under section 123 ; or
(c) if the voting centre is a polling place—to a voter who enters the place for the purpose of voting and remains no longer than is necessary and reasonable for that purpose.
(5) A person who contravenes this section may be removed from the premises by a police officer or by an authorised officer.
(6) In this section:
"OIC", in relation to a voting centre, means the officer in charge of the centre.
"voting centre" means—
(a) an early polling place; or
(b) an interstate declaration polling place; or
(c) a polling place; or
(d)
a scrutiny centre.