Offences relating to election of officers

(1) Every member of a trade union or an employers’ organisation who, either directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, influences or attempts to influence the outcome of an election of officers of the trade union or employers’ organisation by giving, lending or agreeing to give or lend, or by offering or agreeing to offer, or by promising any money or some other valuable consideration to any voter thereat, or by procuring or endeavouring to procure to any such voter or any other person on behalf of such voter any office or employment within any organisation or undertaking, or who gives to any such voter any gift or loan, or who agrees to give to any other person on behalf of such voter any gift or loan, or who influences the outcome of the election by fraud, threats, bribery, duress or other improper means, commits an offence against this subsection and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a period of not less than six months, or to both such fine and period of imprisonment. (2) The Registrar or any member, officer or representative of a trade union or an employers’ organisation may, without prejudice to subsection (1) of this section, apply to the Supreme Court if he has reasonable grounds to believe that the outcome of an election was influenced by the acts provided in that subsection, and the Supreme Court may hear and Trade Unions and Employers; Organisations (Registration, Recognition and Status) 21 determine the application, and make such orders it may think just and equitable in relation thereto, including any declaration that the election is void, and that new elections shall be held within such time as it may determine, and the filling or vacation of offices until new elections are held.