Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01279:clause:1_4:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01279
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 4 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 14103–16718

the polling booth at which ballot‑papers are issued to persons voting at the booth.

       liaison officer means an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander liaison officer appointed under rule 4.

       nomination period means the period beginning 60 days before the day fixed for polling under section 142Y of the Act and ending at the hour of nomination.

       officer means an officer referred to in section 4 of the Electoral Act.

       place of nomination has the meaning given by rule 20.

       polling booth means a polling booth provided under rule 62.

       polling day means the day or days fixed for polling by the Minister under subsection 142Y(s) of the Act.

       polling place means a place appointed as a polling place under section 142Z of the Act.

       postal vote means a vote cast before polling day, by means of post.

       postal voter card means a postal voter card issued under subrule 36 (1).

       pre‑poll vote means a vote cast before the close of the poll, by the voter attending in person at the office of the Returning Officer or of a pre‑poll voting officer.

       pre‑poll voter card means a pre‑poll voter card in the approved form, issued under subrule 54 (1).

       pre‑poll voting officer means a person appointed under rule 51.

       registered medical practitioner means a person registered or licensed as a medical practitioner under a law of a State or Territory, being a law that provides for the registration or licensing of medical practitioners.

       Returning Officer means a person appointed under rule 11.

       Roll means an Electoral Roll under the Electoral Act.

       senior liaison officer means a senior Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander liaison officer appointed under rule 12.

       special hospital means a special hospital declared under rule 77.

       Subdivision has the same meaning as in the Electoral Act.

       Territory means the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory.

       unsuccessful candidate, for a casual vacancy, means a person:

       (a)  who was nominated for election in the most recently held election for the ward for which the former member was elected; and

       (b) whose nomination was accepted by the Returning Officer for the most recently held election for the ward for which the former member was elected; and

       (c) whose nomination was not withdrawn or cancelled before the hour of nomination; and

       (d) who was not elected.

       voter means a person who is entitled to vote in an election.

       voter card means a voter card in the approved form.