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Aboriginal Land Rights Regulation 2020
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#### 78 Questions for challenged voters
78 Questions for challenged voters
> > (1) A deputy electoral officer may, and at the request of any scrutineer must, put to any person claiming to vote all or any of the following questions—
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> > > (a) Are you the person whose name appears as \[*here state name under which the person claims to vote*\] on the roll for this election?
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> > > (b) Are you of or above the age of 18 years?
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> > > (c) Have you already voted at this election?
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> > > (d) Are you disqualified from voting in that you are not a voting member of the \[*here state name of relevant Local Aboriginal Land Council*\] within the \[*here state name of relevant Region*\]?
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> > > (e) Do you ordinarily reside in the \[*here state name of relevant Local Aboriginal Land Council*\] area?
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> > > (f) Are you currently suspended as a member of the \[*here state name of relevant Local Aboriginal Land Council*\] under its rules?
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> > > (g) Are you aware that a suspension will disqualify you from voting in this election?
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> > > (h) Have you voted in any other Local Aboriginal Land Council area in this election?
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> > > (i) Are you aware that you may only vote once in this election?
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> > (2) If a person refuses to answer fully any question put to the person by the deputy electoral officer, or by the person’s answer shows that they are not entitled to vote, the person’s claim to vote must be rejected.
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> > (3) The voter’s answers to the questions are to be conclusive, and the matter is not to be further inquired into during the polling.