31. Schedule 4 to the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end of clause 17 the following subclause:
“(3) Where—
(a) a person is a candidate in relation to more than 1 casual vacancy;
(b) the person becomes a candidate in relation to those casual vacancies before the Commissioner declares elected the successful candidate in relation to any of those casual vacancies; and
(c) the person is successful in relation to 1 of those casual vacancies;
for the purpose of conducting the recount in relation to the casual vacancies other than the one in relation to which the person was successful, the person shall be taken not to be a continuing candidate.”.