Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) For each division, an authorised officer must:
(a) open the parcels and remove the unopened envelopes containing ballot papers; and
(b) take the ballot paper out of the envelope; and
(c) place the envelope in a parcel with all other envelopes from which ballot papers have been taken under paragraph (b).
(2) The officer must seal the parcel mentioned in subsection (1)(c) and endorse on it a statement of its contents.
(3) A candidate's scrutineer may sign the sealed parcel.