Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If an employee who is an elector notifies his or her employer before the voting day for a referendum that the employee requires leave of absence to vote at the referendum, the employer shall, if the absence desired is necessary to enable the employee to vote at the referendum, allow the employee leave of absence without any penalty or disproportionate deduction of pay for such reasonable period, not exceeding 2 hours, as is necessary to enable the employee to vote at the referendum.
(2) An employee shall not obtain leave of absence under subsection (1) unless he or she intends to use the leave of absence to vote at the referendum.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to an employee whose absence might cause danger or substantial loss in respect of the employment in which he or she is engaged.
(a) if the offender is a natural person--5 penalty units; or
(b) if the offender is a body corporate--25 penalty units.