Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152:section:273a:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 273A (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 566027–568588

ballot paper.
Note: The Australian Electoral Officer may form the opinion that granting a scrutineer's request under subsection (6AA) would unreasonably delay the scrutiny because, for example, the scrutineer has made multiple unreasonable, frivolous or vexatious requests under that subsection and the Australian Electoral Officer has warned the scrutineer that further requests under that subsection may not be granted because they would unreasonably delay the scrutiny.

Statements setting out numbers of ballot papers
 (6A) After complying with subsections (4) and (5), the Australian Electoral Officer must make, sign and keep a copy of a statement (which may be countersigned by any scrutineers who are present if they so desire) setting out the number of ballot papers scrutinised by the officer under those subsections.

Modified rules for re‑count
 (7) If ballot papers that are to be re‑counted under section 278 are in the possession of the Australian Electoral Officer immediately before the re‑count begins, the Australian Electoral Officer must deal with those ballot papers as follows:
 (a) open the containers (for those ballot papers that are in containers) in the presence of a person appointed or engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 and of any scrutineer who attends;
 (b) scrutinise all the ballot papers, and make a decision on each one either to admit it or reject it;
 (c) after scrutinising all the ballot papers, restore the ones that were in containers to their original containers, and place the remaining ballot papers in one or more containers;
 (d) seal up all the containers and write on each container:
 (i) the number of ballot papers in the container; and
 (ii) a statement that all the ballot papers have been the subject of decisions by the Australian Electoral Officer;
 (e) sign each container and permit other persons who were present when the ballot papers were scrutinised to add their signatures.
 (8) If:
 (a) a re‑calculation by computer occurs following a re‑count; and
 (b) during the re‑calculation, the same tie that occurred on the previous calculation by computer occurs again;
for the purposes of the re‑calculation that tie is to be resolved in favour of the candidate in whose favour it was resolved during the previous calculation.
 (9) If a re‑count is required under section 282, the Australian Electoral Officer must conduct the re‑count by using a computer to apply the principles set out in subsections 273(8) to (13AA) and subsections 273(14) to (30), modified in the way set out in section 282.