Commonwealth Numbered Acts

REFERENDUM (MACHINERY PROVISIONS) ACT 1984 No. 44, 1984 - SECT 85

85. (1) Upon receipt of the particulars referred to in sub-paragraph 84 (b)
(ii), an Australian Electoral Officer shall forthwith-

   (a)  initial the back of a postal ballot-paper appropriate for the State
        for which the vote was cast;

   (b)  cause those particulars to be transcribed onto the postal
        ballot-paper;

   (c)  seal the postal ballot-paper in an envelope;

   (d)  indorse the envelope with his signature; and

   (e)  cause to be sent to the Divisional Returning Officer for the Division
        to which the elector is enrolled the envelope containing the postal
        ballot-paper.

(2) An officer shall not mark a postal ballot-paper under this section in a
manner that is likely to enable the ballot-paper to be identified as
representing the vote of an Antarctic elector.

(3) Upon receipt of information under sub-section (1), an Australian
Electoral Officer shall, forthwith-

   (a)  cause a statement in writing of that information to be prepared; and

   (b)  cause to be sent to each Divisional Returning Officer for a Division
        particulars of the Antarctic electors (if any) enrolled for that
        Division who have voted at the referendum.

(4) A reference in Part VI to scrutiny-

   (a)  includes a reference to scrutiny of any act or thing done pursuant to
        paragraphs (1) (a) to (d) (inclusive); and

   (b)  does not include a reference to scrutiny of-

        (i)    any act or thing done in Antarctica; or

        (ii)   the transmission of any information to or from Antarctica.