Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE (SAFETY) REGULATIONS 2009 - REG 3.17

  (1)   A returning officer for an election must:

  (a)   keep the ballots received by him or her before the close of the poll secure; and

  (b)   keep the envelopes containing the ballot - papers unopened until the count.

  (2)   The returning officer must not admit to the count ballot - papers received by him or her after the close of the poll.