Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983 No. 144 of 1983 - SECT 69 Person claiming to vote, whose name is noted under section 91

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Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983 No. 144 of 1983 - SECT 69

Person claiming to vote, whose name is noted under section 91


69. Section 91A of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following sub-sections:

''(3) Where a person votes under this section, any postal ballot-paper
received by the Divisional Returning Officer that is, or that purports to be,
a postal ballot-paper of that person shall not be admitted in the scrutiny in
relation to the election.

''(4) For the purposes of Part XIV, action taken under this section in
relation to an election shall be taken to be part of the scrutiny in relation
to the election.''.

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