Industrial Relations Regulation 2018

A ballot paper for the election must—

have a watermark or other distinctive pattern that prevents it being reproduced other than by the manager of the election or a person authorised by the manager; and

be of paper that hides a vote marked on it from view when it is folded once; and

be a different colour from the colour used for ballot papers at the 2 previous elections held for the organisation; and

list the names of each candidate once only for each office the election is for, with the surname first, followed by the candidate’s other names; and

state how the voter may vote; and

state that the voter must fill in and sign the voting declaration or the vote will not be counted; and

state that the voter must return the ballot paper to the manager so it is received on or before the finish day of the ballot.

Note—See section 39 of this regulation for other requirements for ballot papers.

The order of names on the ballot paper must be decided by lot.

If 2 or more candidates have the same surname and first names, the candidates must be distinguished in an appropriate way.

Example—The occupation of each candidate may be added to the ballot paper.