REFERENDUM (MACHINERY PROVISIONS) ACT 1984 - SECT 73CA Appointment of scrutineers
REFERENDUM (MACHINERY PROVISIONS) ACT 1984 - SECT 73CA
Appointment of scrutineers(1) The Governor - General, or a person authorised by him or her to act under this subsection, may appoint one person to act as a scrutineer during voting at a referendum at each pre - poll voting office for the referendum.
(2) The Governor of a State, or a person authorised by him or her to act under this subsection, may appoint one person to act as a scrutineer during the voting at a referendum at each pre - poll voting office for the referendum in that State.
(3) The Chief Minister for the Australian Capital Territory, or a person authorised by him or her to act under this subsection, may appoint one person to act as a scrutineer during the voting at a referendum at each pre - poll voting office for the referendum in the Australian Capital Territory.
(4) The Administrator of the Northern Territory, or a person authorised by him or her to act under this subsection, may appoint one person to act as a scrutineer during the voting at a referendum at each pre - poll voting office for the referendum in the Northern Territory.
(5) The registered officer of a registered political party may appoint persons to act as scrutineers during voting at a referendum at pre - poll voting offices for the referendum, but not more than one scrutineer for each party is allowed at each pre - poll voting office at any one time.
(5A) A scrutineer appointed under this section must be appointed in the approved form.
"registered officer" , in relation to a registered political party, has the same meaning as in Part XIV of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 .
"registered political party" has the same meaning as in the
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 .