Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 200J

  (1)   A person other than:

  (a)   the DRO for the Division in respect of which a pre - poll vote ballot paper has been issued under subsection   200E(1); or

  (b)   an officer acting at the direction of the DRO;

shall not open an envelope containing a ballot paper given to an officer under subsection   200E(5) or (7).

Penalty:   5 penalty units.

  (2)   Strict liability applies to an offence against subsection   (1).

Note:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .