Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1991 No. 266 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYMENT) REGULATIONS - REG 19

  19. (1)   A voter in a poll conducted by secret ballot is to mark the
ballot-paper to indicate his or her preference by placing the number "1" in
the box opposite the name of the candidate for whom that person wishes to
vote.

(2) After marking the ballot-paper, the voter must:

   (a)  fold the ballot-paper so as to conceal the marking; and

   (b)  put the ballot-paper in the envelope referred to in paragraph 18 (1)
        (b) and seal the envelope; and

   (c)  lodge the ballot by either:

        (i)    putting the envelope containing the ballot-paper in a locked
               and sealed ballot box provided for the election by the
               returning officer in a secure part of the workplace where
               employees in the designated work group to which the election
               relates may place envelopes of that kind; or

        (ii)   in the case of an envelope to which subregulation 18 (2)
               applies-sending the envelope to the returning officer so as to
               reach him or her not later than the close of the poll.

(3) If, before lodging his or her ballot, a voter:

   (a)  claims that he or she has spoilt his or her ballot-paper; and

   (b)  returns the ballot-paper to the returning officer; and

   (c)  requests a further ballot-paper; the returning officer must:

   (d)  give the voter a fresh ballot-paper; and
(e) write the word "spoilt" across the returned ballot-paper and sign and date
the writing.