Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) is a scrutineer appointed under section 73CA; and
(b) interferes with or attempts to influence any elector within a pre - poll voting office.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is a scrutineer appointed under section 73CA; and
(b) the person communicates with someone else in a pre - poll voting office; and
(c) the communication is not reasonably necessary for the discharge of the person's functions as a scrutineer.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.
(3) A scrutineer appointed under section 73CA must not be prevented from entering or leaving a pre - poll voting office on a day, and during the hours, declared under paragraph 73AA(1)(b).
(4) A person who is in a pre - poll voting office in the capacity of a scrutineer must wear a badge, supplied by the Electoral Commission, that identifies the person as a scrutineer.
(5) A scrutineer appointed under section 73CA who:
(a) commits any breach of this section; or
(b) is guilty of misconduct at a pre - poll voting office; or
(c) fails at a pre - poll voting office to obey the lawful directions of a pre - poll voting officer;
may be removed from the polling booth by a constable.