Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2007A00022:clause:1_24
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2007A00022
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 24
Character Range: 17722–18302

24  After subsection 228(3)
Insert:

 (3A) Each DRO to whom ballot‑boxes are forwarded, or by whom ballot‑boxes are collected, as mentioned in paragraph 195A(6)(b):
 (a) must compare the records forwarded to or collected by the DRO as mentioned in paragraph 195A(6)(d) with the envelopes in the ballot‑boxes and note any discrepancy; and
 (b) except as necessary for the purposes of paragraph (a), keep the envelopes in one or more securely fastened ballot‑boxes until the envelopes are dealt with under other provisions of this Act.

Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984