Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) This regulation applies if the Commission orders a protected action ballot to be conducted by postal voting.
(2) If, on the written application of an employee entitled to vote in the ballot, the authorised ballot agent is satisfied that:
(a) a ballot paper; or
(b) another document required to be posted with a ballot paper or ballot papers;
that was posted to the employee under regulation 9.15:
(c) has not been received by the employee ; or
(d) has been lost or destroyed; or
(e) in the case of a ballot paper, has been spoilt;
the authorised ballot agent must immediately issue a duplicate of the relevant document to the employee .
(3) An application under subregulation (2) must:
(a) be received by the authorised ballot agent on or before the closing day of the ballot; and
(b) state the grounds for making the application; and
(c) if practicable, be accompanied by evidence that verifies, or tends to verify, those grounds; and
(d) contain a declaration to the effect that the member has not voted at the ballot; and
(e) in a case mentioned in paragraph (2) (e), be accompanied by that paper.
(4) An authorised ballot agent to whom a spoilt paper is returned under paragraph (3) (e) must deal with the paper in accordance with paragraphs 9.11 (a) and (b).