Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01279:clause:1_27:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01279
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 27 (pt 11/40)
Character Range: 53557–56479

the voter in relation to his or her vote; or
             (ii) assist or interfere with the voter in relation to the voter's vote; and
          (c) must not do anything that would enable him or her to find out what is marked on the ballot‑paper.

            Penalty:   10 penalty units.

      59  Mistakes

       (1) A pre‑poll 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.

      60  Correction of formal errors

        An officer who receives a pre‑poll voter card and who is satisfied that the voter card contains a formal error, may amend the voter card to correct the error.

      61  Further investigation of pre‑poll votes by a regional panel

       (1) If a pre‑poll voter card is referred to a senior liaison officer under subparagraph 54 (3)(f) (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 panel's determination, the pre‑poll vote should be admitted for further scrutiny; and
          (b) send all relevant documents, including any documents given to the panel in the course of its investigation, to the Returning Officer.

       (5) The Returning Officer must tell the voter whether or not, having regard to the panel's determination, the pre‑poll vote will be admitted for further scrutiny.

               Division 4  The Poll

      62  Arrangements for polling

       (1) If the proceedings on the day of nomination stand adjourned to polling day, the Returning Officer must immediately make all necessary arrangements for taking the poll and in particular must:
          (a) provide and furnish proper polling booths and ballot‑boxes; and
          (b) provide ballot‑papers and all necessary forms, envelopes and materials.

       (2) If the proceedings on the day of nomination stand adjourned to polling day, the Returning Officer must immediately appoint a presiding officer to preside at each polling place and all necessary assistant presiding officers.

       (3) In any emergency on polling daydue to the absence of