Western Australian Current Regulations

POLICE APPEAL BOARD (ELECTION) REGULATIONS 2007 - REG 29

29 .         Preservation and custody of election material

        (1)         On the completion of the counting of votes, the returning officer is to give the following items to the secretary —

            (a)         all nomination papers;

            (b)         all ballot papers admitted as formal;

            (c)         all rejected ballot paper envelopes or informal ballot papers;

            (d)         all declarations removed from ballot paper envelopes;

            (e)         all reply‑paid envelopes received after the close of the ballot;

            (f)         the marked electoral roll against which the declarations were checked;

            (g)         all unused ballot papers, declarations and other documents prepared in connection with the election.

        (2)         Before giving the secretary the items referred to subregulation (1), the returning officer is to place them in a container sealed by the returning officer and with a label signed and dated by the returning officer showing that items in the container relate to the election.

        (3)         The secretary is to retain the container for a period of not less than one year after the date of the election.