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ELECTIONS (CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL CONDUCT) ORDINANCE

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PART 1 Preliminary Provisions
1.	Short title and commencement ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A197
2.	Interpretation ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A197
3.	Objects of this Ordinance ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A209
4.	What elections does this Ordinance apply to? ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A209
5.	What conduct does this Ordinance apply to? ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A211
PART 2 Corrupt Conduct
6.	What penalties can be imposed for corrupt conduct at elections? ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A211
7.	Corrupt conduct to bribe candidates or prospective candidates ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A211
8.	Corrupt conduct to use or threaten to use force or duress against candidates or prospective candidates ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A217
9.	Corrupt conduct to engage in certain deceptive behaviour in relation to candidates and prospective candidates ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A217
10.	Corrupt conduct to deface or destroy nomination papers ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A219
11.	Corrupt conduct to bribe electors and others at elections ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A219
12.	Corrupt conduct to provide others with refreshments and entertainment at election ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A223
13.	Corrupt conduct to use or threaten to use force or duress against electors ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A225
14.	Corrupt conduct to engage in certain deceptive behaviour in relation to electors ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A225
15.	Corrupt conduct to impersonate another at election ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A227
16.	Corrupt conduct with respect to voting at elections ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A227
17.	Corrupt conduct to destroy or deface ballot papers ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A229
18.	Corrupt conduct to make improper use of election donations ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A231
19.	How candidate must dispose of certain election donations? ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A231
20.	Corrupt conduct to lodge false or misleading election return ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A233
21.	Corrupt conduct to withdraw election petition or election appeal for a bribe ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A233