Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00399:clause:2_23
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00399
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 23
Character Range: 24881–25605

23  What must be done with the voter's ballot papers
 (1) As soon as the close of the poll for all Divisions, an Assistant Returning Officer must:
 (a) open each ballot‑box mentioned in paragraph 19(4)(e); and
 (b) sort the envelopes, unopened, into bundles corresponding to Divisions.
 (2) An Assistant Returning Officer must forward each bundle to a Divisional Returning Officer for the appropriate Division for the conduct of a scrutiny.
 (3) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person:
 (a) is not an Assistant Returning Officer, or a person performing tasks under the direction of an Assistant Returning Officer; and
 (b) does something mentioned in subsection (1) or (2).
Penalty: 5 penalty units.