Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) is a scrutineer; and
(b) interferes with or attempts to influence any elector within the pre - poll voting office.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is a scrutineer; and
(b) the person communicates with someone else in the 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) Subject to subsection (4), a scrutineer must not be prevented from entering or leaving a pre - poll voting office on a day, and during the hours, declared under paragraph 200BA(1)(b).
(4) Only one scrutineer for each candidate is entitled to be present in the pre - poll voting office at any one time. A relieving scrutineer may, however, act during the absence of the scrutineer.
(5) 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.
(6) A scrutineer who:
(a) commits any breach of this section; or
(b) is guilty of misconduct; or
(c) fails to obey the lawful directions of a pre - poll voting officer;
may be removed from the pre - poll voting office by a member of the Australian Federal Police or of the police force of a State or Territory.