This legislation has been repealed.
(1) The Returning Officer must, as soon as practicable after receiving an envelope purporting to contain a ballot-paper, examine the envelope for the purpose of deciding whether to accept or reject the envelope.
(2) The Returning Officer must reject an envelope purporting to contain a ballot-paper issued in respect of an election if:(a) the envelope does not have legibly marked on its rear flap the name, address, signature and membership card number that appear to the Returning Officer to be those of a member of the Sydney Cricket Ground, or(b) the envelope is not sealed, or(c) the envelope is not received by the Returning Officer at or before the time stated on ballot-papers issued in respect of the election as the time at or before which the envelope must be so received, or(d) the envelope was forwarded by mail without the correct postage having been paid.