New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - SECT 163

163 Appointment of ballot counting place

(1) The Electoral Commissioner is to--

(a) appoint for each district one or more places for the counting of ballot papers for the election (
"ballot counting places" ), and

(b) publish the appointment of such ballot counting places on the Electoral Commission's website at a time determined by the Electoral Commissioner.

(2) A ballot counting place for a district may be within or outside the district concerned (including outside New South Wales and outside Australia).

(3) A single ballot counting place may be appointed for 2 or more districts.

(4) The Electoral Commissioner may abolish any ballot counting place appointed under this section. The Electoral Commissioner is to cause notice of any such abolition of a ballot counting place to be published on the Electoral Commission's website at a time determined by the Electoral Commissioner.