New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - SECT 216

216 False or misleading declaration and statements

(1) A person must not make a declaration under this Part that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular.

: Maximum penalty--200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

(2) An elector must not in or in connection with an application under this Part, or for the purpose of or in connection with the casting of a vote by means of technology assisted voting, make any statement to an election official that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular.

: Maximum penalty--200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

(3) A person must not persuade or induce a person to make a declaration or statement of the kind referred to in subsection (1) or (2).

: Maximum penalty--200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

(4) In this section, a reference to a statement to an election official includes a statement made by means of electronic communication sent to the Electoral Commissioner or the Electoral Commission's website.