ELECTORAL ACT 1992 - SECT 158 Custody of ballot boxes and electoral papers
ELECTORAL ACT 1992 - SECT 158
Custody of ballot boxes and electoral papers(1) At the close of polling, the OIC of a polling place shall, in the presence of any scrutineers—
(a) close and seal the ballot boxes containing ballot papers for ordinary voting or declaration voting; and
(b) parcel and enclose in sealed wrapping all unused ballot papers; and
(c) parcel and enclose in sealed wrapping all other electoral papers used at the polling place.
(2) The commissioner shall keep the articles referred to in subsection (1) in safe custody for the purposes of scrutiny under part 12.
(3) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to ballot boxes containing ballot papers for ordinary voting if the polling place is also a scrutiny centre and the procedures set out in section 182 are to be carried out in relation to those ballot boxes and ballot papers at that centre.