Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Administration) Act 2013 (26 of 2013)

Schedule 1   Main amendments

Part 1   Amendments

Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

51A   After section 130

Insert:

130A Officers not to interfere with etc. ballot-boxes or ballot-papers

An officer commits an offence if:

(a) the officer does an act; and

(b) the act results in the unlawful destruction of, taking of, opening of, or interference with, a ballot-box or a ballot-paper.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.