Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00128:section:132
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00128
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 132
Character Range: 279482–280288

132  Badges or emblems in polling booths
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is an officer or a scrutineer; and
 (b) the person wears or displays any badge or emblem in support of, or in opposition to, a proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution; and
 (c) the person does so:
 (i) in a polling booth on the voting day for a referendum or on a day to which the taking of votes of the electors at the referendum has been adjourned under section 42 or 43; or
 (ii) in a pre‑poll voting office at any time during which applications for pre‑poll votes may be made, or pre‑poll ordinary voting is available, at the office.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (2) Strict liability applies to an offence against subsection (1).
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.