Initial dealing with some declaration voting papers
83 Initial dealing with some declaration voting papers
(1) This section applies to declaration voting papers issued under Part 3, Division 3.
(2) As soon as practicable after the close of polling for the election, the officer in charge of a scrutiny centre must:
(a) sort the declaration voting papers from the ballot boxes at the centre into declaration voting papers for each division; and
(b) place the declaration voting papers in a parcel, seal the parcel and endorse on it a statement of its contents; and
(c) send the parcel to the Commission or the authorised officer directed by the Commission.
A candidate's scrutineer may sign the sealed parcel.
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