22What must be done with the ballot papers

22 What must be done with the ballot papers

(1) As soon as possible after the close of the poll for all Divisions, an Assistant Returning Officer must: (a) open each ballot‑box mentioned in paragraph 14(3)(e); and (b) sort the envelopes, unopened, into bundles corresponding to Divisions. (2) An Assistant Returning Officer must forward each bundle to the Divisional Returning Officer for the appropriate Division for the conduct of a scrutiny. (3) An individual commits an offence of strict liability if the individual: (a) does something mentioned in subsection (1) or (2); and (b) is neither an Assistant Returning Officer nor an individual performing tasks under the direction of an Assistant Returning Officer.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.