Western Australian Current Regulations

POLICE APPEAL BOARD (ELECTION) REGULATIONS 2007 - REG 24

24 .         Scrutiny

        (1)         As soon as practicable after the close of the ballot, the returning officer must, in the presence of any scrutineer who wishes to attend, produce and open the ballot box.

        (2)         The returning officer or an assistant must —

            (a)         remove ballot paper envelopes from the reply‑paid envelopes; and

            (b)         check the declaration attached to the ballot paper envelope; and

            (c)         reject any ballot paper envelope if the declaration attached to it does not comply with regulation 17(a) to (d) or the elector has not completed it in accordance with regulation 17(e).

        (3)         If not satisfied as to the matters referred to in subregulation (2), the returning officer or an assistant is to make a record on the ballot paper envelope of its rejection without opening the envelope or allowing it to be opened.

        (4)         If satisfied as to the matters referred to in subregulation (2), the returning officer or an assistant is to —

            (a)         mark off the name on the electoral roll of the person who completed the declaration attached to the ballot paper envelope; and

            (b)         remove the declaration attached to the ballot paper envelope; and

            (c)         open all the ballot paper envelopes and remove the ballot papers; and

            (d)         proceed with the scrutiny and counting of votes.