Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01279:clause:1_27:p20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01279
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 27 (pt 20/40)
Character Range: 75677–78344

soon as practicable and in the presence of the polling official and any scrutineers who are in attendance:
          (a) if the Returning Officer has directed the electoral visitor to do so:
             (i) open each ballot‑box used by him or her for this rule; and
             (ii) place the contents in a sealed parcel; and
             (iii) write on the parcel a description of its contents; and
             (iv) send the parcel to the Returning Officer; or
          (b) in any other case — publicly close, fasten, seal and take charge of each ballot‑box and send each sealed ballot‑box, together with the voter cards corresponding to the envelopes in those ballot‑boxes, to the Returning Officer.

       (8) An electoral visitor who visits a prison may, at the request of a voter confined in the prison, give the voter literature including how‑to‑vote cards, made available by candidates in the election.

      80  Mobile polling booths

       (1) In this rule:
       leader means a person appointed under this rule to be the leader of a team.
      booth means a place at which a visit is being made by a team under this rule.
      team means a mobile polling team appointed under this rule.

       (2) The Returning Officer may appoint persons to be members of mobile polling teams for the purposes of this rule and, in respect of each team, a person to be the leader.

       (3) Each team must include a liaison officer.

       (4) In relation to mobile polling, the provisions of this rule apply in addition to, and without derogation from, the application of any other provision of these Rules.

       (5) The Returning Officer:
          (a) may, subject to subrule (6), determine the places, days and times of visits to be made by a team for the purposes of this rule; and
          (b) is to take such steps as he or she thinks fit to give public notice of those places, days and times.

       (6) A day determined under subrule (5) is to be any of the 12 days preceding polling day, polling day, or a day to which the polling is adjourned.

       (7) A team is to make a visit or visits as determined under subrule (5) but if, for reasonable cause, the team is unable, or the leader considers it inappropriate, to make such a visit, the leader may substitute another place, day or time for the visit and, if he or she does so, must:
          (a) take such steps as he or she thinks fit to give public notice of the substituted place, day or time; and
          (b) inform the Returning Officer.

       (8) Any failure by a team to make a visit in accordance with this rule does not invalidate the result of the election.

       (9) At