Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A voter in a poll by secret ballot must mark the ballot - paper to indicate his or her preference by placing the number 1 in the box printed opposite the name of the candidate for whom that person wishes to vote.
(2) After marking the ballot - paper, the voter must:
(a) fold the ballot - paper so as to conceal the marking; and
(b) put the ballot - paper in the envelope referred to in paragraph 3.15(1)(b) and seal the envelope; and
(c) lodge the ballot by:
(i) putting the envelope containing the ballot - paper in a locked and sealed ballot box, provided for the election by the returning officer, in a secure part of the workplace where the members of the workforce in the designated work group to which the election relates may place envelopes of that kind; or
(ii) sending the envelope to the returning officer so as to reach him or her not later than the close of the poll.
(3) If, before lodging his or her ballot, a voter:
(a) claims that he or she has spoilt his or her ballot - paper; and
(b) returns the ballot - paper to the returning officer; and
(c) requests a further ballot - paper;
the returning officer must:
(d) give the voter a fresh ballot - paper; and
(e) write the word 'spoilt' across the returned ballot - paper and sign and date the writing; and
(f) retain the spoilt ballot - paper until the end of 6 months after notification of the result of the poll is given under regulation 3.27.