Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

REFERENDUM (MACHINERY PROVISIONS) ACT 1984 - SECT 26

             (1)  Each presiding officer shall place his or her initials on the top of the front of each ballot‑paper before handing the ballot‑paper to a person claiming to vote.

             (2)  Each presiding officer shall cause to be kept an exact account of all ballot‑papers so initialled.

             (3)  To avoid doubt, this section also applies to a ballot‑paper that is a photocopy of an original ballot‑paper.