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Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983 No. 144 of 1983 - SECT 66
Inspections of applications
66. Section 89 of the Principal Act is amended-
(a) by omitting sub-sections (1) and (2) and substituting the following
sub-sections:
''(1) Where an application for a postal vote certificate and postal
ballot-papers is received by the Divisional Returning Officer for the Division
to which the application relates, the Divisional Returning Officer shall, upon
the issue of a postal vote certificate and postal ballot-paper to the elector
making the application-
(a) in a case where the application is a written application-indorse the
date of issue on the application; or
(b) in a case where the application is an oral application-make a record
of the issue of the postal vote certificate and postal ballot-paper to
the elector making the application, of the date of the issue and of
the number of the postal vote certificate so issued.
''(2) Where an application for a postal vote certificate and postal
ballot-paper is received by-
(a) a Divisional Returning Officer for a Division other than the Division
to which the application relates;
(b) a postal voting officer;
(c) an Assistant Returning Officer at a place outside Australia,
the officer shall, upon the issue of a postal vote certificate and postal
ballot-paper to the elector making the application-
(d) in a case where the application is a written application-indorse the
date of issue of the postal vote certificate and postal ballot-paper
on the application and send the application to the Divisional
Returning Officer for the Division to which it relates; or
(e) in a case where the application is an oral application-give notice in
writing to the Divisional Returning Officer for the Division to which
the application relates of the issue of the postal vote certificate
and postal ballot-paper to the elector making the application, of the
date of the issue and of the number of the postal vote certificate so
issued.'';
(b) by inserting in sub-section (3) ''written'' after ''All''; and
(c) by inserting in sub-section (3) '', records made in pursuance of
paragraph (1) (b) and notices given in pursuance of paragraph (2) (e)'' after
''ballot-papers''.
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