Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) The returning
officer is to provide such ballot boxes as are necessary for the election.
(2) Before a ballot
box is used to take reply-paid envelopes for the election that have been sent
to the returning officer, the returning officer is to satisfy himself or
herself that it is empty and then secure it with a security device in a way
that ensures that nothing can be removed from it without breaking the security
device.
(3) When a reply-paid
envelope for the election is received by the returning officer, the returning
officer or an assistant is to place the envelope in a ballot box provided for
that purpose.
(4) The ballot box is
to remain secured by the security device until the close of the ballot.