Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 1997
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(1) For the purposes of sections 101 and 102, if a formal ballot‑paper has a *preference mark in the square opposite the name of a *grouped candidate, the voter is taken to have expressed preferences in accordance with the registered *group voting ticket of the candidate’s group, and no other preferences.
(2) For the purposes of sections 101 and 102, if a formal ballot‑paper:
(a) has a *preference mark in the square opposite the name of an *ungrouped candidate; and
(b) that candidate has an individual voting ticket registered for the purposes of the election;
the voter is taken to have expressed preferences in accordance with that individual voting ticket, and no other preferences.
(3) For the purposes of sections 101 and 102, if a formal ballot‑paper:
(a) has a *preference mark in the square opposite the name of an *ungrouped candidate; and
(b) that candidate does not have an individual voting ticket registered for the purposes of the election;
then:
(c) the preference mark is taken to express a first preference for the candidate; and
(d) the voter is taken not to have expressed any other preferences.