Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) A person must not—
(a) interfere with the casting of a vote by an elector; or
(b) do anything to find out how an elector voted; or
(c) allow anyone else to find out how an elector voted.
Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person assisting an elector under subregulation (3).
(3) An elector may be assisted in voting if the elector would otherwise be unable to vote.
(4) An assistant—
(a) must be a nominee of the elector; and
(b) may assist in any of the following ways:
(i) by acting as an interpreter;
(ii) by filling out, or assisting the elector to fill out, the declaration;
(iii) by explaining the ballot paper and the requirements of these regulations relating to its marking;
(iv) by marking, or assisting the elector to mark, the ballot paper at the elector's direction;
(v) by folding the ballot paper and putting it in a ballot paper envelope as required by these regulations;
(vi) by sending the ballot paper envelope with the marked ballot paper back to the electoral commissioner.
(5) An offence against this regulation is a strict liability offence.