50What must be done with the voter’s ballot papers

50 What must be done with the voter’s ballot papers

(1) As soon as the close of the poll for all Divisions, an Assistant Returning Officer must: (a) open each ballot box mentioned in paragraph 46 (5) (e); and (b) sort the envelopes, unopened, into bundles corresponding to Divisions. (2) An Assistant Returning Officer must forward each bundle to a Divisional Returning Officer for the appropriate Division for the conduct of a scrutiny. (3) A person commits an offence if the person: (a) is not an Assistant Returning Officer, or a person performing tasks under the direction of an Assistant Returning Officer; and (b) performs a duty mentioned in subregulation (1) or (2). Penalty: 5 penalty units. (4) An offence under subregulation (3) is an offence of strict liability.

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.