Electoral Act 1992

The order of the names of candidates on ballot papers for an electoral district is to be determined under this section.

To determine the order, a member of the commission’s staff must, in the presence of 2 witnesses—

write the name of each candidate on a separate piece of paper; and

ensure that each piece of paper is the same kind, shape, size and colour; and

place each separate piece of paper in a separate envelope and, if it is necessary to fold the piece of paper to make it fit in the envelope, fold each piece of paper in the same way in order to make each the same size and thickness; and

ensure that each envelope is opaque and of the same kind, shape, size and colour; and

after each piece of paper has been placed in an envelope, seal the envelope; and

place all the envelopes in a container and shuffle them; and

draw the envelopes out, 1 at a time; and

as each envelope is drawn out, open it and note the name of the candidate on the piece of paper in the envelope.

The order in which the names are noted is the order in which the names are to appear on the ballot paper.

The member of the commission’s staff must allow any candidate, or representative of a candidate, to be present.