Electoral Act 2004

(1) This section applies to the declaration ballot papers mentioned in section

112(1)(c).

(2) An authorised officer must:

(a) set aside all informal ballot papers, count them and place them in a parcel; and

(b) arrange all formal ballot papers under the names of each candidate for whom the first preference vote on the ballot papers was cast; and

(c) count the first preference votes given for each candidate on formal ballot papers; and

(d) make and sign a statement stating the number of:

(i) votes cast as first preference votes for each candidate; and

(ii) informal votes; and

(e) place all formal ballot papers mentioned in paragraph (b) in separate parcels according to the candidate for whom the first preference vote was cast; and

(f) seal the parcels mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (e) and endorse on each parcel a statement of its contents.

(3) A candidate's scrutineer may sign any of the following:

(a) the statement mentioned in subsection (2)(d);

(b) a sealed parcel mentioned in subsection (2)(f).