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Electoral Act 1993

Elections - Offences at elections

202: Property to be stated as being in Electoral Commission

You could also call this:

"When election things are used wrongly, the court says they belong to the Electoral Commission."

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If you are accused of doing something wrong with ballot boxes, ballot papers, or the tools used to mark them during an election, the court can say that these things belong to the Electoral Commission. This means that the Electoral Commission is considered the owner of these items for the purpose of the court case. You can find more information about the laws related to elections in the Electoral Act 1993 and the changes made to it by the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 and the Electoral Amendment Act (No 2) 1995.

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Part 6Elections
Offences at elections

202Property to be stated as being in Electoral Commission

  1. In any prosecution for an offence in relation to any ballot boxes, ballot papers, or marking instruments at an election, the property in the boxes, ballot papers, and instruments may be stated as being in the Electoral Commission.

Notes
  • Section 202 heading: amended, on , by section 99(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).
  • Section 202: amended, on , by section 99(2) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).
  • Section 202: amended, on , by section 72 of the Electoral Amendment Act (No 2) 1995 (1995 No 61).