Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00766:reg:69
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00766
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 69
Character Range: 74850–77074

69  Post‑ballot report by AEC (s 68(2))
 (1) For subsection 68(2) of the Act, the following matters are prescribed for inclusion in the report:
 (a) the total number of persons on the roll of voters;
 (b) the total number of ballot papers issued;
 (c) the total number of envelopes posted in accordance with regulation 63 or for subparagraph 64(b)(vi) of the Act that were returned undelivered by the closing date of the ballot to the AEC (if applicable);
 (d) the total number of ballot papers received by the electoral official by the closing day of the ballot;
 (e) the total number of votes in favour of the question set out on the ballot paper;
 (f) the total number of votes not in favour of the question set out on the ballot paper;
 (g) the total number of informal ballot papers;
 (h) any rules of the organisation or branch which because of ambiguity or other reason, were difficult to interpret or apply;
 (i) any matters in relation to the roll of voters including those matters contained in subsection 68(3) of the Act;
 (j) the number of written allegations (if any) of irregularities made to the AEC during the ballot;
 (k) action taken by the AEC in relation to those allegations;
 (l) any other irregularities identified by the AEC and action taken by the AEC in relation to those other irregularities.
 (2) The AEC must:
 (a) give the report under subsection 68(1) of the Act within 14 days after the closing day of the ballot fixed under subsection 58(1) of the Act; and
 (b) publish the report on its web site as soon as practicable, but no later than 21 days after the closing day of the ballot.
 (3) An organisation that has a web site must, as soon as practicable after receiving a report mentioned in paragraph (2)(a), publish on its web site a notice of the availability of the report.
 (4) A notice published under subregulation (3) must remain on the web site until the end of the period in which an application may be made under section 69 of the Act.
 (5) Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to a ballot that was conducted under subsection 65(2) of the Act if, because of subsection 65(4) of the Act, the electoral official conducting the ballot did not count the votes in the ballot.