Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 33

             (1)  The Commission may, for the purposes of a particular election, appoint a person to be an Assistant Returning Officer:

                     (a)  for a portion of a Division; or

                     (b)  at a place outside Australia;

and any such appointment shall terminate upon the completion of the election.

             (2)  A person appointed to be an Assistant Returning Officer for a portion of a Division may, subject to the control of the Divisional Returning Officer, perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Divisional Returning Officer (other than those relating to postal voting) in, or in relation to, that portion of the Division.

             (3)  A person appointed to be an Assistant Returning Officer at a place outside Australia may, subject to the control of the Electoral Commissioner, perform such functions and exercise such powers as are conferred on the person by this Act.