Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01279:clause:1_27:p28
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01279
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 27 (pt 28/40)
Character Range: 95418–98280

any reason polling is adjourned to a later day than the day fixed for polling at a polling place, there must be no absent voting at the adjourned polling at that polling place.

      96  When elections held in some wards only

        Where an election is held for a ward, it is not necessary to open polling booths at the polling places for a ward for which no election is being held.

Part 4  The scrutiny

      97  Scrutiny

        The result of the polling must be ascertained by scrutiny.

      98  Scrutineers

       (1) A candidate may appoint scrutineers to represent him or her at the scrutiny.

       (2) A candidate is not entitled to be represented at the scrutiny at a particular counting centre by a number of scrutineers that is greater than the number of officers who are engaged in a scrutiny or counting of ballot‑papers at that centre.

       (3) An appointment of a scrutineer must be made:
          (a) in writing signed by the candidate; or
          (b) by electronic mail or facsimile transmission and signed by the candidate before transmission;
      addressed to the Returning Officer and including the name and address of the scrutineer.

       (4) In this rule, counting centre means premises at which a scrutiny or counting of ballot‑papers is to be, or is being, conducted.

      99  Conduct of scrutiny

        The scrutiny must be conducted as follows:
          (a) it must commence as soon as practicable after the close of the poll;
          (b) such scrutineers as have been duly appointed under rule 99, and any persons approved by the officer conducting the scrutiny, may be present;
          (c) all the proceedings at the scrutiny must be open to the inspection of the scrutineers;
          (d) the scrutiny may be adjourned from time to time as may be necessary until the counting of the votes is complete.

      100  Scrutiny of votes

       (1) The scrutiny must, subject to:
          (a) rule 46; and
          (b) the provisions of these rules relating to:
             (i) absent voting; and
             (ii) postal voting; and
             (iii) pre‑poll voting;
      be conducted in the manner set out in this Part.

       (2) The scrutiny of votes must be conducted by:
          (a) the Returning Officer; or
          (b) a person employed or engaged under Division 4 of Part II of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 appointed by the Returning Officer for that purpose;
      in the presence of any scrutineers that choose to attend and any other persons approved by the Returning Officer.

       (3) The officer conducting the scrutiny in relation to a ward must:
          (a) open all parcels or ballot‑boxes in which voter cards and voter card envelopes for the ward have been placed; and
          (b) place in one parcel the voter cards, together with the voter card envelopes