Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to voting papers issued under Part 6, Division 3.
(2) As soon as practicable after the close of voting for the election, the officer in charge of a scrutiny centre must:
(a) sort the voting papers from the ballot boxes at the centre into each division; and
(b) place the voting papers in a parcel, seal the parcel and endorse on it a statement of its contents; and
(c) send the parcel to the Commission or the authorised officer directed by the Commission.
(3) A candidate's scrutineer may sign the sealed parcel.