Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts56. Disregarding certain votes
The Chief Electoral Officer may declare the results of a referendum if he or she is satisfied that any ballot-papers that -
(a) have not been received by a Divisional Returning Officer; or
(b) have not been dealt with in accordance with this Act,
cannot, due to the number of those ballot-papers, affect the outcome of a determination of the results of a referendum.