New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY BY-LAW 2005 - REG 29

29 Procedure on close of ballot

As soon as practicable after the close of the ballot, the Returning Officer or a person appointed by the Returning Officer must:

(a) open any ballot boxes, and

(b) access or retrieve any ballot papers submitted electronically under clause 27, and

(c) in the case of postal ballots:

(i) open the envelopes addressed to the Returning Officer and received before the close of the ballot, and

(ii) if the declaration of identity is duly signed by a qualified voter, place the unopened envelope containing the ballot paper with other similar envelopes, and

(iii) open the envelopes referred to in subparagraph (ii) and take out the ballot papers, and

(d) count the votes, and ascertain the result of the ballot, in the manner set out in clauses 30-35.