Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912 No 41
Historical version for 27 November 2003 to 5 July 2004 (accessed 25 May 2013 at 05:17) Current version

129   Penalty for breaking seal of or opening parcel or packet

Any person who wilfully breaks the seal of, or opens, any such sealed parcel or sealed packet as aforesaid, unless for the purposes of this Act or by direction of some competent court or other tribunal or person authorised in that behalf, or unless called upon to produce some portion of the contents of such parcel or packet to some such court or tribunal or person is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.

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