Commonwealth Numbered Acts

REFERENDUM (MACHINERY PROVISIONS) ACT 1984 No. 44, 1984 - SECT 25

25. (1) Subject to this section, the ballot-papers to be used for the purposes
of a referendum shall be in accordance with Form B in Schedule 1.

(2) Where 2 or more referendums are held on the same day, the ballot-papers
for each referendum shall be printed on one piece of paper and shall be in
accordance with Form C in Schedule 1.

(3) Where 2 or more ballot-papers are printed on one piece of paper as
mentioned in sub-section (2)-

   (a)  it is not necessary for the initials of an officer to appear more than
        once on the piece of paper;

   (b)  the presence of any mark or writing on the piece of paper by which a
        voter can be identified invalidates all the ballot-papers and all the
        votes on the piece of paper; and

   (c)  a ground of informality (other than the ground referred to in
        paragraph (b)) applies only to the particular ballot-paper and vote to
        which it relates, and does not affect the validity of any other
        ballot-paper or vote.

(4) The ballot-papers to be used for postal voting shall have the words
''Postal Ballot-paper'' or ''Postal Ballot-papers'' as a heading and shall
contain the following directions: ''Fold the ballot-paper, place it in the
envelope addressed to the Divisional Returning Officer and fasten the
envelope''.

(5) The ballot-papers to be used for absent voting shall have the words
''Absent Vote Ballot-paper'' or ''Absent Vote Ballot-papers'' as a heading and
shall contain the following directions: ''Fold the ballot-paper so that the
vote (or votes) cannot be seen and return it to the Presiding Officer before
whom you made your declaration''.