Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH) REGULATIONS 2007 - REG 19

19 .         Persons present at the count

        (1)         The returning officer for an election may direct a person to leave the place where the count is being conducted if the person —

            (a)         is not entitled to be present, or to remain present, at the count; or

            (b)         being entitled to be present, interrupts the count, except as provided by subregulation (2).

        (2)         A candidate’s scrutineer may interrupt the count if the scrutineer —

            (a)         objects to a decision by the returning officer that a ballot paper is formal or informal, as the case may be; or

            (b)         considers that an error has been made in the conduct of the count,

                and if the scrutineer does so, he or she must inform immediately the returning officer of the interruption.

        (3)         A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a direction given to the person under subregulation (1).

        Penalty: a fine of $550.