New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

PHYSIOTHERAPISTS REGISTRATION REGULATION 1995 - REG 14

14 Dealing with ballot-papers

(1) On the day fixed for the poll, the Returning Officer must:

(a) open all the business reply envelopes received (except those envelopes rejected under clause 13 (2)) and extract the ballot-papers and, without unfolding them, place the ballot-papers in the ballot-box, and

(b) mix the ballot-papers and draw the ballot-papers at random, and

(c) unfold the ballot-papers and count, in accordance with clause 15, the votes recorded on the ballot-papers (except any ballot-papers rejected under subclause (2)).

(2) The Returning Officer is to reject a ballot-paper as being informal if:

(a) the ballot-paper contains any matter by which the voter may be identified, or

(b) the ballot-paper is not completed in accordance with the directions printed on the ballot-paper.

(3) Each candidate may appoint, in writing, a scrutineer to represent that candidate.

(4) A scrutineer appointed in accordance with subclause (3) may be present during the examination, opening and counting of votes by the Returning Officer.