Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01279:clause:1_27:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01279
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 27 (pt 7/40)
Character Range: 43046–45855

Roll for the last election; or
          (b) if the last election was held less than 6 months before the election to which the scrutiny relates — since the close of the Roll for the election before the last election.

       (6) In subrule (5):
      election means:
          (a) a general election for the House of Representatives; or
          (b) a Senate election not held concurrently with a general election for the House of Representatives; or
          (c) a referendum not held concurrently with a general election.

       (7) When the Returning Officer proposes to conduct a preliminary scrutiny, he or she must:
          (a) before 4.00 pm on the day before the day on which the scrutiny is to be conducted, prominently display at his or her office a notice setting out:
             (i) the day on which; and
             (ii) the time or times at which;
           the scrutiny is to be conducted; and
          (b) as far as is reasonably practicable — conduct the scrutiny accordingly.

       (8) For the purpose of subparagraph (4) (b) (iv), an envelope that bears a postmark dated after polling day is taken to contain a vote that was not recorded before the close of the poll.

      47  Mistakes

       (1) A postal vote must not be rejected solely because only the surname, rather than the full name, of a candidate has been written on the ballot‑paper, if no other candidate has the same surname.

       (2) If a voter's intention is clear, the Returning Officer must not reject a vote solely because of a spelling mistake.

      48  Correction of formal errors

        An officer who receives:
          (a) an application for a postal vote; or
          (b) a postal voter card;
      who is satisfied that the application or postal voter card contains a formal error, may amend the application or postal voter card, as the case may be, to correct the error.

      49  Further investigation of postal votes by a regional panel

       (1) If a postal vote card is referred to a senior liaison officer under subparagraph 46 (4) (d) (iii), the officer must as soon as practicable within 9 days after the close of the poll arrange for a regional panel to determine whether the voter is an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander.

       (2) A regional panel is made up of:
          (a) the senior liaison officer; and
          (b) 2 other people who are Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders.

       (3) After making any investigations that it considers appropriate, the regional panel must determine whether the voter is an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander.

       (4) The senior liaison officer must:
          (a) by the close of business on the second Monday after polling day, tell the Returning Officer whether or not, having regard to the