Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912 No 41
Current version for 26 November 2012 to date (accessed 18 May 2013 at 22:13)
Part 5Division 8Section 112

112   False answer to questions etc or multiple voting

(1)  If any person:
(a)  to whom any of the prescribed questions is so put as aforesaid wilfully makes a false answer to the same or any part thereof, or
(b)  wilfully makes a false declaration in respect of any matter or thing for which a declaration is required by this Part, or
(c)  personates any elector for the purpose of voting at any election, or
(d)  votes more than once at any election, or
(e)  knowingly deposits in the ballot box at any polling place more ballot papers than one,
      the person is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 years, or both.

(2)  A person does not commit an offence arising under subsection (1) (e) by reason only of his or her depositing in the ballot box, used for elections referred to in section 120J, the ballot papers used by him or her for voting in each of those elections.
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