71Dealing with ballot boxes and electoral papers

71 Dealing with ballot boxes and electoral papers (1) At the close of polling at a polling place, the officer in charge of the polling place must, in the presence of any scrutineers: (a) close and seal the ballot boxes containing ballot papers for ordinary voting or declaration voting; and (b) parcel and seal all unused ballot papers and the envelopes mentioned in section 70(3); and (c) parcel and seal all other electoral papers used at the polling place. (2) The officer must send the things mentioned in subsection (1) to the Commission or, if directed by the Commission, to the officer in charge of a scrutiny centre for scrutiny under Part 4. (3) However, subsections (1)(a) and (2) do not apply to ballot boxes mentioned in subsection (1)(a) if the polling place is a scrutiny centre and scrutiny of the poll is proceeded with immediately after the close of polling at the polling place.