New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORATES AND ELECTIONS ACT 1912 - SECT 127

127 Security of election materials

(1) The returning officer, after a declaration that a candidate has been duly elected, is to:

(a) parcel the marked and unmarked ballot papers, authorised copies of the roll and other papers and materials used in the election in the manner specified by the Electoral Commissioner, and

(b) forward the parcels to the Electoral Commissioner.

(2) The Electoral Commissioner must have the parcels kept securely until the latest of the following:

(a) the period of 6 months after the day of polling has expired,

(b) the period during which the validity of the election may be disputed under this Act has expired,

(c) if a petition has or petitions have been filed under section 155-the Court of Disputed Returns has determined the matters referred to in the petition or petitions,

(d) if the Electoral Commissioner has consented to the use of the papers and materials in the parcels for research or analysis-the conclusion of that research or analysis.

(3) On the expiry of the Electoral Commissioner’s obligation under subsection (2), he or she may cause the parcels and their contents to be destroyed.