COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 209B Administrative markings
COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 209B
Administrative markings(1) The Electoral Commissioner may also provide for a ballot paper to be marked with any other mark that the Electoral Commissioner thinks fit to assist in the administration of the election.
(2) A mark under subsection (1) does not need to be printed in black typeface.
(3) To avoid doubt, this section does not authorise a mark to be made that enables the identification of an elector or that identifies the personal information (within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1988 ) of an elector.
Note: An officer who marks a ballot paper enabling an elector to be
identified may commit an offence under section 271.