Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00484:reg:13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00484
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 13
Character Range: 10357–11892

13  Voting
 (1) A voter is entitled to one vote in an election.
 (2) A voter must mark the voter's preference, or preferences, on the ballot‑paper for the election:
 (a) if the voter wishes to vote for one candidate—by placing the number 1 opposite the name of the candidate for whom the voter wishes to vote; or
 (b) if the voter wishes to vote for more than one candidate—by placing opposite the name of each of the candidates voted for, in the order of the voter's preferences, a number in a series of consecutive numbers beginning with 1.
 (3) After marking the voter's preference, or preferences, on a ballot‑paper, a voter must, not later than 10 minutes after the voter has received the ballot‑paper from the returning officer:
 (a) fold the ballot‑paper so as to conceal the vote; and
 (b) place the ballot‑paper in the ballot‑box.
 (4) If, before placing their ballot‑paper in the ballot‑box, a voter:
 (a) claims, in the presence of the returning officer, that the voter has spoiled the ballot‑paper; and
 (b) returns the ballot‑paper to that returning officer; and
 (c) requests a further ballot‑paper;
the returning officer must follow the procedure mentioned in subsection (5).
 (5) The returning officer must:
 (a) give the voter a fresh ballot‑paper; and
 (b) endorse the returned ballot‑paper by writing spoilt across it and sign and date the endorsement.
 (6) A ballot‑paper that is not placed in the ballot‑box before the end of the period mentioned in subsection (3) must be disregarded.

Division 3—Counting votes