Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00128:section:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00128
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 7
Character Range: 142988–145434

7     a member of the staff of the Electoral Commission referred to in subparagraph 65(2)(h)(ii)                                                         the words "Member of the Staff of the Electoral Commission".

 (4) If an envelope purporting to bear a postal vote is received as mentioned in subsection (2) by a DRO, or by an officer who is:
 (a) a pre‑poll voting officer; or
 (b) a presiding officer; or
 (c) an Assistant Returning Officer who is outside Australia;
the DRO or officer must (after complying with the other requirements of subsection (2)):
 (d) place the envelope in a ballot‑box; and
 (e) keep the envelope in the ballot‑box until the envelope is dealt with in accordance with section 46A.
 (5) If an envelope purporting to bear a postal vote is received as mentioned in subsection (2) by an officer who is a mobile polling team leader, the officer must (after complying with the other requirements of subsection (2)):
 (a) place the envelope in a ballot‑box; and
 (b) keep the envelope in the ballot‑box until the ballot‑box is forwarded to the designated Divisional Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer as required by subsection 51(10); and
 (c) when so forwarding the ballot‑box to the designated Divisional Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer, also forward to that Officer the record made by the mobile polling team leader under paragraph (2)(e).
 (6) If an envelope purporting to bear a postal vote is received as mentioned in subsection (2) by an officer (other than an officer referred to in subsection (4) or (5)) who is at a capital city office of the Electoral Commission:
 (a) the officer must (after complying with subsection (2)) place the envelope in a ballot‑box made available for the purpose by the DRO (the capital city DRO) for the Division in which the capital city office is located; and
 (b) the capital city DRO must:
 (i) remove the envelopes from the ballot‑box and place in a parcel all the envelopes that relate to a particular Division; and
 (ii) endorse on the parcel the number of the envelopes; and
 (iii) seal up the parcel and cause the parcel, and the record made by the officer under paragraph (2)(e), to be forwarded to, or made available to be collected by, the Divisional Returning Officer for that Division in accordance with the instructions of the capital city DRO.
 (7) Instructions referred to in subparagraph (6)(b)(iii) are not legislative instruments.