§ CEA s. 200DBProvisions relating to scrutineers at pre ‑ poll voting office

(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. Division 3 — Voting by pre ‑ poll ordinary vote Subdivision A — Preliminary