Western Australian Repealed Regulations Western Australian Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
The ballot papers
after being counted shall be enclosed in a sealed packet and retained by the
Returning Officer. The packet shall not be opened unless a scrutiny is
demanded when such scrutiny shall be conducted by the Returning Officer and
the two scrutineers. The Returning Officer shall retain the ballot papers in
his custody for 28 days after the date of publication of the result of
the poll in the Government Gazette , and shall then destroy them. Any
application for scrutiny must be made in writing to the Returning Officer
within 14 days after the publication of the result of the poll in the
Government Gazette by not less than seven voters in the section concerned.