Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 1997
79Arrangements for the polling in Antarctica
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79 Arrangements for the polling in Antarctica
(1) If the name of an *Antarctic elector is on the *list of electors for a State or Territory in relation to an election, the AEO for the State or Territory must immediately cause to be *transmitted to the *Antarctic Returning Officer at whose *station the elector is based:
(a) directions for the preparation by the Antarctic Returning Officer of ballot‑papers for use in relation to the election; and
(b) the name of the elector and the particulars relating to the elector that are entered on the list of electors.
(2) Where information is *transmitted by an AEO to an *Antarctic Returning Officer under this section, both the AEO and the Antarctic Returning Officer must, immediately after the transmission, cause a statement in writing of the information transmitted to be prepared.
(3) Sections 53 and 56 apply in relation to ballot‑papers prepared under this section as if a reference in section 56 to the printing of ballot‑papers were a reference to such preparation.