Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1991 No. 266 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYMENT) REGULATIONS - REG 27

27. (1) At any time before notification of the result of the poll for an
election is given under regulation 29, the returning officer:

   (a)  on his or her own motion, may conduct a recount of any ballot-papers
        received in the election; or

   (b)  if a candidate makes a request, either orally or in writing, for a
        recount of any ballot-papers received in the election and gives
        reasons for the request-must conduct a recount of the ballot-papers.

(2) In conducting a recount, the returning officer:

   (a)  in the case of a poll by secret ballot-has the same powers for the
        purposes of the recount as he or she had in the count; and

   (b)  in any other case-may make any reasonable decision in respect of the
        allowance and admission, or disallowance and rejection, of a vote cast
        in the poll.