Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION (ELECTION) ACT 1997 No. 128 of 1997 - SECT 89

At the *close of the poll, the *Antarctic Returning Officer must, in the
presence of the *Assistant Antarctic Returning Officer:

   (a)  open the ballot-box; and

   (b)  *transmit to the AEO designated by the Electoral Commissioner for the
        purpose of this paragraph:

        (i)    particulars of each *elector on the *list of electors for a
               State or Territory who has voted in elections held in the State
               or Territory in the poll taken at the *station; and

        (ii)   unless subparagraph (iii) appliesÐparticulars of the marking of
               each ballot-paper; and

        (iii)  if the Antarctic Returning Officer is unable clearly to read or
               understand the particulars referred to in subparagraph (ii)Ða
               statement to that effect together with such information
               relating to those particulars as the Antarctic Returning
               Officer thinks sufficient to explain that inability; and

   (c)  cause a statement in writing of the information transmitted to be
        prepared.