ELECTORAL ACT 1992 - SECT 157 Spoilt ballot papers
ELECTORAL ACT 1992 - SECT 157
Spoilt ballot papers(1) An officer shall issue another unused ballot paper to an elector who—
(a) satisfies the officer that a ballot paper previously issued to the elector has been inadvertently spoiled; and
(b) gives the spoilt ballot paper to the officer.
(2) An officer who receives a spoilt ballot paper shall—
(a) write ‘spoilt' on the back of it; and
(b) place it in an envelope, seal the envelope and endorse it so as to indicate the type of spoilt ballot paper enclosed; and
(c) sign the endorsement.
(3) At the close of polling, the OIC shall enclose the envelope in a sealed parcel and give it to the commissioner.
(4) This section does not apply in relation to an elector who votes electronically.