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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 11 Hansard (30 November) . . Page.. 3549 ..

'306B  Interfering with electronic counting devices etc

A person must not, without reasonable excuse, destroy or interfere with any device or computer program that is used, or intended to be used, for counting votes electronically.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

[5.32] Section 333-

Omit "The electoral", substitute "(1)   The electoral".

[5.33] New subsection 333 (2)-

After subsection (1), insert the following subsection:

'(2)   A person may, on payment of the determined fee, obtain copies of the statistics in paper or electronic form.'.".

No 4-

Clauses 26 to 29, page 11, line 5, omit the clauses, substitute the following clauses.

"26  Insertion

After section 19, insert the following section:

'19A  Temporary modifications of Act

'(1)   This section applies if a referendum is held on 20 October 2001.

'(2)   This Act is modified as set out in Schedule 2.

'(3)   This section and Schedule 2 expire on 30 September 2004.'.

27  Further amendments

The following provisions are amended by omitting 'the Schedule' and substituting 'Schedule 1':

Paragraphs 12 (3) (f), 14 (3) (d), 15 (3) (c), 16 (3) (b) and 17 (3) (c) and subsection 19 (3).

28  Schedule

The heading to the Schedule is amended by omitting 'SCHEDULE ' and substituting 'SCHEDULE 1 '.

29  Insertion

After the Schedule, insert the following Schedule:

'SCHEDULE 2 (See s 19A (2))

Temporary Modifications

[2.1] Subsection 3 (1)-

Insert the following definition:

printing , for a referendum ballot paper, includes displaying an electronic referendum ballot paper.".

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