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 112](i) in the way requested by the elector; and(ii) in the sight of anyone else lawfully present;the presiding officer commits a misdemeanour.Maximum penalty—3 years imprisonment.112 False or misleading information(1) A person (the giver) who gives to another person, under theauthorising Act for an election, for a purpose relating to theelection, information that the giver knows is false ormisleading in a material particular commits a crime.Maximum penalty—7 years imprisonment.(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if, when giving information in adocument, the giver—(a) informs the recipient, to the best of the giver’s ability,how it is false or misleading; and(b) if the giver has, or can reasonably obtain, the correctinformation—gives the correct information to therecipient.113 Interfering with secrecy at elections(1) This section applies to an election at which voting is by ballot.(2) A person who unfolds a ballot paper that has been marked andfolded by an elector at the election commits a misdemeanour.Maximum penalty—2 years imprisonment.(3) An officer who ascertains or discovers, or attempts toascertain or discover, how an elector has voted at the electioncommits a misdemeanour.Maximum penalty—2 years imprisonment.(4) An officer who discloses any information about how anelector has voted at the election commits a misdemeanour.Maximum penalty—2 years imprisonment.Page 96 Current as at 1 December 2014