Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 3 Offences against the administration of law and justice, against office and againstpublic authorityChapter 14 Corrupt and improper practices at elections[s 98D](d) the person’s approval or disapproval of the Bill orquestion submitted to the electors at a referendum.give includes promise or offer to give.98DForging or uttering electoral or referendum paper(1) A person who—(a) forges an electoral or referendum paper; or(b) utters a forged electoral or referendum paper knowing itto be forged;is guilty of a crime.Maximum penalty—10 years imprisonment.(2) A person who makes the signature of another person on—(a) an electoral paper, unless the person is authorised to doso under the Electoral Act 1992; or(b) a referendum paper, unless the person is authorised to doso under the Referendums Act 1997;is guilty of a crime.Maximum penalty—10 years imprisonment.(3) In this section—electoral paper means a ballot paper, declaration envelope orother document issued by the Electoral Commission ofQueensland under the Electoral Act 1992.referendum paper means a ballot paper, declaration envelopeor other document issued by the Electoral Commission ofQueensland under the Referendums Act 1997.98EInfluencing voting(1) A person who improperly influences the vote of a person at anelection or referendum is guilty of a crime.Maximum penalty—2 years imprisonment.Current as at 1 December 2014 Page 89