Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 1997
73Undertaking by officers and scrutineers
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73 Undertaking by officers and scrutineers
(1) An officer to whom this subsection applies must not begin the performance of his or her duties in relation to an election unless the officer has signed an undertaking in the approved form relating to that election.
(2) Subsection (1) applies to the following officers:
(a) a DRO;
(b) an *Assistant Returning Officer;
(c) an Assistant DRO;
(d) an *Antarctic Returning Officer;
(e) an *Assistant Antarctic Returning Officer.
(3) A scrutineer must not begin the performance of his or her duties unless the scrutineer has signed an undertaking in the *approved form.
(4) A person employed by the Electoral Commission to perform duties in connection with the conduct of an election must not begin the performance of his or her duties unless the person has signed an undertaking in the *approved form.
(5) The failure of a person to sign an undertaking is not a ground for setting aside the result of an election.