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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2020 - SECT 296

Tampering

    (1)     Except as authorised by this Act or the regulations, a person must not—

        (a)     open any sealed envelope containing a ballot-paper; or

        (b)     break the seal or open any ballot-box or parcel sealed under this Act or the regulations; or

        (c)     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.

    (2)     An offence against subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) is an indictable offence.



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