(1) At any time before the declaration of the result of an election the Returning Officer or the Assistant Returning Officer may, if he thinks fit, on the request of any candidate setting forth the reasons for the request, or of his own motion, and shall, if so directed by the Chief Electoral Officer, recount the ballot-papers contained in any parcel.
(2) The Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer when conducting a recount shall have the same powers as if the recount were the scrutiny, and may reverse any decision in relation to the scrutiny as to the allowance and admission or disallowance and rejection of any ballot-paper.
(3) The officer conducting a recount may, and at the request of any scrutineer shall, reserve any ballot-paper for the decision of the Judge of the Territory.
(4) The Judge of the Territory shall decide whether any ballot-paper, reserved for his decision in pursuance of this regulation, is to be allowed and admitted or disallowed and rejected.
In the event of the validity of an election being disputed, the Court of Disputed Returns may consider any ballot-papers which were reserved for the decision of the Judge of the Territory, but shall not order any further recount of the whole or any part of the ballot-papers in connexion with the election unless it is satisfied that the recount is justified.
(1) Before proceeding to recount any ballot-papers, the Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer, as the case requires, shall send to each candidate notice of the time and place fixed for the recount.
(2) The Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer, as the case requires, shall, at the time and place fixed for the recount, in the presence of the scrutineer or scrutineers in attendance, and of an officer of the Public Service of the Commonwealth or the Territory, open every sealed parcel of ballot-papers to be recounted, and shall count the votes therein.
(3) Each parcel of ballot-papers to be recounted shall be opened separately without destroying or rendering illegible any indorsements on the parcel, and every care shall be taken to prevent the ballot-papers in the parcel from being mixed with the ballot-papers in any other parcel.
(4) After a parcel has been opened and the votes therein counted, the ballot-papers shall be replaced in their original cover, which shall be resealed, refastened, and then placed in a new cover, which shall be sealed and fastened, and an indorsement shall be made thereon of the fact and date of the recount, and shall be signed by the Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer, as the case requires, and such persons authorized to be present at the recount as choose to add their signatures.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:82.64%; margin-right:9pt; margin-left:9pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse; float:left"><tbody><tr style="height:1.1pt"><td rowspan="4" style="width:14.28%; height:1.1pt; margin-left:auto; writing-mode:tb-rl; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; -moz-transform:rotate(180deg); -ms-transform:rotate(180deg); overflow:hidden; transform:rotate(180deg); -webkit-transform:rotate(180deg)"><div style="height:1.1pt; margin-left:auto; writing-mode:tb-rl; overflow:hidden"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Particulars for Enrolment.</span></p></div></td><td style="width:37.32%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Surname—</span></p></td><td style="width:48.4%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1.1pt"><td style="width:37.32%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Christian Names (in full)</span></p></td><td style="width:48.4%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:41.7pt"><td style="width:37.32%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Place of Living (give full address, including name and street number, if any, of habitation)</span></p></td><td style="width:48.4%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="height:0pt; display:block; position:relative; z-index:1"><img src="image.002.png" width="11" height="43" alt="" style="margin-top:2.28pt; margin-left:5.43pt; position:absolute"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1.1pt"><td style="width:37.32%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Occupation—</span></p></td><td style="width:48.4%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Sex—</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1.1pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Date and Year of Birth</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:48.4%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Place of Birth (including country) —</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1.1pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Former Surname*—</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:99.9%; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:47.65pt"><td colspan="4" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(1)</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Particulars appearing in claim for transfer received by me.</span></p></td><td rowspan="3" style="width:12.44%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(2)</span></p><p style="margin-top:30pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Subdivision for which Elector has now been enrolled.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(3)</span></p><p style="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Address of Elector in Subdivision Roll kept by you as set out in Paragraph 4 of claim for transfer received by me.</span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(4)</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(To be filled in by Registrar to whom notification addressed.)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:57.3pt"><td colspan="4" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:10.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Name removed (date).</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:13.3%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Elector’s Number on Roll (if name in print) or Date of Enrolment (if name in manuscript).</span></p></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Remarks.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:10.08%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Surname.</span></p></td><td style="width:13.14%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Christian Names (in full).</span></p></td><td style="width:12.64%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Occupation.</span></p></td><td style="width:5.1%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Sex.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:95.85pt"><td style="width:10.08%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:13.14%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:12.64%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:5.1%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:12.44%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:10.74%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:13.3%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="6" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:21.6pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Electoral Registrar for the Subdivision (or Subdivisions), specified in Column 2, of the Northern Territory.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:21.6pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Dated the</span><span style="width:58.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">day of</span><span style="width:29.7pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">19</span><span style="width:25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">.</span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Received (date)—</span></p><p style="margin-left:7.2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Acted upon and fowarded to Divisional Returning Officer or the Returning Officer for the Northern Territory, as the case requires (date)—</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Signature of Registrar—</span></p></td><td style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:45.9pt"></td><td style="width:59.75pt"></td><td style="width:57.5pt"></td><td style="width:23.25pt"></td><td style="width:56.6pt"></td><td style="width:37.95pt"></td><td style="width:18.65pt"></td><td style="width:48.85pt"></td><td style="width:60.5pt"></td><td style="width:34.05pt"></td><td style="width:12pt"></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:0pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Person Objected to.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:20.72%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Place of Living as appearing on Roll.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:13.38%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Occupation.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:18.94%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Place of Abode for time being, if known to Registrar.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:9.1%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Registrar’s Initials.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:58.2pt"><td style="width:7.96%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">No. on Roll.</span></p></td><td style="width:11.34%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Surname.</span></p></td><td style="width:18.56%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Christian Names at full length.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:60pt"><td style="width:7.96%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:11.34%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:18.56%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:20.72%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:13.38%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:18.94%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:9.1%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:71.58%; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:1.05pt"><td style="width:76.52%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; line-height:normal"><span style="height:0pt; display:block; position:relative; z-index:10"><img src="image.006.png" width="11" height="128" alt="" style="margin-top:3.17pt; margin-left:243.02pt; position:absolute"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Signed by the elector with his personal signature in my presence—</span></p></td><td rowspan="3" style="width:23.48%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><div style="width:100%; height:1.05pt; display:inline-block; overflow:visible"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="height:0pt; text-align:left; display:block; position:relative; z-index:9"><img src="image.007.png" width="11" height="42" alt="" style="margin-top:33.7pt; margin-left:63.67pt; position:absolute"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Personal Signature of Elector</span></p></div></td></tr><tr style="height:1.05pt"><td style="width:76.52%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="height:0pt; display:block; position:relative; z-index:8"><img src="image.008.png" width="11" height="30" alt="" style="margin-top:1.33pt; margin-left:76.18pt; position:absolute"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Signature of</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Authorized Witness</span></p><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">in own handwriting.</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">)</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Title under which witness acts as Authorized Witness.</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1.05pt"><td style="width:76.52%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="height:0pt; display:block; position:relative; z-index:7"><img src="image.008.png" width="11" height="30" alt="" style="margin-top:1.02pt; margin-left:80.07pt; position:absolute"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Address of</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Authorized Witness</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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(5) When any ballot-papers are, at a recount, reserved for the decision of the Judge of the Territory, the Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer, as the case requires, shall, in the presence of the scrutineer or scrutineers in attendance, place the ballot-papers in a properly fastened and sealed parcel bearing his signature and the signature or signatures of the scrutineer or scrutineers, together with an indorsement setting forth the number of ballot-papers contained therein, the words “Northern Territory” and the date; and shall place the parcel in a fastened and sealed outer cover fully addressed to the Judge of the Territory, and forthwith personally deliver the parcel to him or transmit it to him by registered post.
(6) On receipt of the parcel, the Judge of the Territory shall, in the presence of an officer of the Public Service of the Commonwealth or the Territory, and, if any candidate so desires, in the presence of a person appointed by that candidate, open the parcel and scrutinize the ballot-papers and shall mark each ballot-paper “Admitted” or “Rejected” according to his decision to admit or reject the ballot-paper.
(7) When the Judge of the Territory has given his decision on the ballot-papers, he shall restore them to their original cover, refasten, and reseal the cover, and indorse thereon:—
(a) the number of ballot-papers contained therein;
(b) a statement that such ballot-papers have been the subject of decision by him;
(c) his signature and the date;
and shall request the persons in whose presence he scrutinized the ballot-papers to add their signatures, and shall then place the parcel in a new cover, which he shall fasten, seal, and forthwith return by registered post to the Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer, as the case requires.
(8) The Judge of the Territory shall advise the Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer, as the case requires, in writing, as to the number of ballot-papers admitted or rejected by him, and the Judge’s decision shall be accepted by the Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer, as the case requires, in completing his recount of the ballot-papers.
(9) The receipt of every parcel of ballot-papers shall be acknowledged in writing by the Judge of the Territory and the Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer respectively.
Part XI.—Return of the Writ.
The Returning Officer shall, as soon as conveniently may be after the result of the election has been ascertained—
(a) at the place of nomination publicly declare the result of the election and the name of the candidate elected;
(b) by indorsement under his hand certify on the Writ the name of the candidate elected, and return the Writ through the Chief Electoral Officer.
Part XII.—Miscellaneous.
(1) The Returning Officer and every Assistant Returning Officer, presiding officer, assistant presiding officer, substitute presiding officer, poll clerk, and scrutineer shall make and subscribe an undertaking in accordance with Form 23.
(2) An omission by any officer or scrutineer to sign or subscribe the undertaking required by this regulation shall not be a ground for setting aside any election.
The official mark for the authentication of ballot-papers shall be a watermark in the paper thereof consisting of a representation of a shield having therein, the letters “C.A.” intertwined.
The notice of withdrawal by a candidate of his consent to nomination may be in accordance with Form 24, and shall be signed by the candidate in the presence of the officer with whom the nomination was lodged or of a Justice of the Peace.
The powers of the Returning Officer under Divisions 2 and 3 of Part VI. and under Part VII. of these Regulations, and, if the Judge of the Territory so directs, the powers of the Judge in relation to ballot-papers reserved for the decision of the Judge pursuant to regulation 106 (3), may be exercised by the Commonwealth Electoral Officer for the State of South Australia.
The Returning Officer shall preserve all the sealed parcels of ballot-papers until the authority of the Chief Electoral Officer has been obtained for their destruction.
(1) The sealed parcels of ballot-papers, after being sealed in pursuance of regulation 105, may only be opened—
(a) for the purpose of an authorized recount; or
(b) by direction of the Court of Disputed Returns.
(2) The sealed parcel of postal vote certificates and declarations may only be opened—
(a) by direction of the Court of Disputed Returns; or
(b) by the Returning Officer, subject to such directions as he may receive from the Chief Electoral Officer, for the purpose of instituting any authorized official inquiry.
Strict compliance with the forms in the Schedule shall not be required, and substantial compliance shall suffice for the purposes of these Regulations.
(1) In the application of the Commonwealth Electoral Act in the Northern Territory the following sections are excepted, namely, sections 33-35, sub-section (2) of section 39, section 67 and 136a, and sub-section (2) of section 142.
(2) The Commonwealth Electoral Act in its application in the Northern Territory—
(a) is, to the extent to which it is inconsistent with these Regulations, modified and adapted accordingly; and
(b) is further modified and adapted in the manner indicated in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
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Form 1. Regulation 13.
Electoral Roll.
Roll of Electors for the [here insert name of Subdivision] Subdivision of the Northern Territory. No., Name in Full, Place of Living, Occupation, and Sex of each Elector.
[Here follow Names, &c.]
Footnote.—M signifies Male, F signifies Female.
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Form 2. Regulation 23.
This form may be used only by a qualified person not under the age of 21 years, (a) when claiming enrolment or transfer of enrolment, or (b) when notifying a change of address within the same Subdivision or applying for the correction of any particulars of an existing enrolment.
Electoral Claim.
To the Electoral Registrar for the Subdivision of the Northern Territory.
1. I am an inhabitant of Australia and have lived therein for six months continuously.
2. I am a natural-born or naturalized subject of the King, am not under the age of 21 years, and am qualified to be enrolled as an elector.
3. I claim to have my name and particulars for enrolment, as set out on the back hereof, placed on the Electoral Roll for the Subdivision of the Northern Territory in which I now live and have lived for a period of not less than one month immediately preceding the date of this Claim.
4. My name is at present enrolled for the Subdivision in respect of the following address in that Subdivision, namely:—
(If NOT already enrolled, strike out paragraph 4.)
I declare that the whole of the statements made in this Claim (including those set forth on the back hereof) are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Personal Signature of Claimant—
The signature of the Claimant must be his personal signature. If unable to sign his name in his own handwriting, he may make his mark as his signature, but such signature must be made in the presence of the person who signs as witness.
I, the undersigned, being an elector or person qualified to be an elector of the Northern Territory, certify that I have seen the above-named Claimant sign the above Claim, and that I either know the statements contained in the Claim to be true or have satisfied myself by inquiry of the Claimant or otherwise that the said statements are true.
(Penalty on witness for failure to fully comply with this requirement—£50.)
Personal signature of Witness (in own handwriting)
Occupation
Place of living
N.B.—Any elector may only have his name placed on the roll for the Subdivision in which he lives. A notification relating to qualifications and disqualifications for enrolment may be inspected at, and electoral forms for public use may be obtained from, any Post Office or Police Station in the Northern Territory.
(See other side.)
Form 2—continued.
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Note.—The Claimant should see that he receives an acknowledgement of this claim in due course.(Sea other side.)
(*To be filled in ONLY in the case of a woman who has changed her name by marriage since her last enrolment.)
Personal Signature of Claimant—
The particulars within this space are to be filled in by the Electoral Registrar.Received (date)—Registered (date)—Acknowledged (date)Initials of Registrar
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Form 3. Regulation 34.
Subdivision of
Acknowledgment and Intimation to Elector in Relation to Enrolment, Transfer of Enrolment, or Correction or Alteration of Enrolment.
It is important that you should retain this acknowledgment as evidence of your enrolment.
To—
* Your name has been enrolled for the above-named Subdivision pursuant to your claim dated
* Your change of your place of living within the above-named Subdivision as set out in your notification dated has been noted in the Roll.
* Your enrolment for the above-named Subdivision has been corrected pursuant to your notification dated
You are informed, for your future guidance, that if you change your place of living from the address in the Subdivision for which you are enrolled to another address in the same Subdivision and fail within 21 days after making such change to notify the Electoral Registrar for the Subdivision of your new address, in the prescribed form, or other duly signed communication setting out the facts, or that if you change your place of living to any other Subdivision, and after you have lived in that Subdivision for a period of one month fail within the next ensuing 21 days to send or deliver to the Electoral Registrar for the Subdivision a claim for transfer of enrolment in the prescribed form, such failure will render you liable, under the provisions of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations, to a penalty not exceeding £2 (Two pounds).
Electoral Registrar for the Subdivision.
Date—
Note.—An elector who is only temporarily absent from his place of living, although the period of such absence may exceed one month, is not thereby deemed to have changed his place of living for the purposes of transfer of enrolment or change of address on the Roll.
* The Registrar will strike out whichever of these paragraphs are not applicable to the case.
Form 4. Regulation 35.
Notification of Transfer of Enrolment.
To the Electoral Registrar for the Subdivision of— Division of— State of—
You are requested to remove from the Roll for the abovementioned Subdivision the name of each elector set out in Column I herein, on the ground that the elector has now been enrolled by me, in pursuance of a claim for transfer of enrolment, for the Subdivision of the Northern Territory.
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Form 5. Regulation 36 (1) (b).
Notification to Claimant of Reference of Electoral Claim.
To—
As I am not satisfied that you are entitled to be enrolled in pursuance of your claim, dated the , I am referring the claim to the Returning Officer for his decision.
Upon receipt of the Commonwealth Returning Officer’s decision you will be duly notified in accordance therewith.
Form 6. Regulation 36 (4).
Notification to Claimant of Rejection of Electoral Claim.
To—
You are hereby notified that your claim to be enrolled on the Electoral Roll for the Subdivision of the Northern Territory has been rejected by the Returning Officer on the ground that [here specify reason for rejection].
You are entitled, at any time within one calendar month after the receipt of this notification, to appeal to a Court of Summary Jurisdiction for an order directing that your name may be added to the Roll.
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Form 7. Regulation 37.
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Notification to Claimant of Formal Defect in Electoral Claim.
To—
Your claim to be enrolled on the Electoral Roll for the Subdivision of the Northern Territory is defective by reason of [here set out nature of defect].
*The claim is forwarded herewith for completion or correction and return to me without delay.
*Please complete the accompanying fresh form of Claim and return it to me without delay.
* The Registrar will strike out whichever of these paragraphs is not applicable to the case.
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Form 8. Regulation 26.
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Notification to a Person alleged to have failed to comply with the Requirements of Regulation 25 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations.
To—
You are hereby notified that from information laid before me, it would appear that on the day of 19 , at
and I do therefore allege that you have contravened the provisions of regulation 25 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations.
Form 8—continued.
A contravention of the regulation mentioned is punishable by a penalty not exceeding ten shillings for the first offence and not exceeding two pounds for any subsequent offence.
You have the option of having the alleged contravention dealt with by the Returning Officer for the Territory (thus avoiding costs of Court) or by a Court of Summary Jurisdiction.
If you desire to have the matter dealt with by the Returning Officer, you must fill in and sign, in the presence of any person who is an authorized witness for the purpose of voting by post under the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations, the form of consent at the foot of the Declaration attached, and send it or deliver it to me so as to reach me not later than the day of 19 .
If you desire to answer the allegation you may send or deliver to me, so as to reach me not later than the day of 19 , a declaration in the attached form setting out any facts relevant to the matter.
If it be decided to proceed with the case and you have forwarded within the specified time your consent to the matter being dealt with by the Returning Officer, your declaration will be considered by him. If you have not consented within the specified time to the matter being dealt with by the Returning Officer, your declaration will be forwarded to the Court by which your case is to be dealt with.
Electoral Registrar
Address............
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Form 9. Regulation 27.
Consent of Person alleged to have failed to comply with the Requirements of Regulation 25 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations to the Matter being dealt with by the Returning Officer for the Northern Territory.
To the Electoral Registrar
I, of having received from you a notification alleging that I have contravened the provisions of regulation 25 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations hereby consent to have the matter dealt with by the Returning Officer for the Territory, and I undertake to abide by his decision thereon, and to pay the amount of the penalty (if any) that he may impose
(Personal Signature)
(Address)
(Date) / /
This form must be signed in the presence of, and attested by, a person who is an authorized witness for the purpose of voting by post under the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations.
AUTHORIZED WITNESSES:—The following persons are authorized Witnesses, namely:—The Returning Officer for the Territory; the Assistant Returning Officer for a Subdivision of the Territory; the Electoral Registrar for a Subdivision of the Territory; all Postmasters and Postmistresses or Postal Officials in charge of Post Offices in the Territory; all Magistrates and Justifies of the Peace of the Territory; all Head Teachers in the employment of the Territory; all officers of the Department of Trade and Customs stationed in the Territory; all Members of the Police Force of the Territory; all Legally Qualified Medical Practitioners practising in the Territory; all Officers in charge of Telegraph Stations in the Territory; all Telegraph Line-repairers permanently employed in the Territory who are in charge of working parties; all Railway Stationmasters and Night Officers in charge and all Permanent Way Inspectors and Roadmasters who are permanently employed in the Railway Service of the Territory; all Surveyors in charge of Survey Camps in the Territory; all Officers in charge of well-boring parties in the Territory; all Managers of Experimental Farms in the Territory; all Engineers, Accountants, and Timekeepers engaged on Railway Construction Work in the Territory.
Form 10. Regulation 30.
Notification of Penalty imposed by Returning Offices for Contravention of Regulation 25 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations.
To—
You are informed that pursuant to your notification of consent dated the day of 19 , the Returning Officer for the Territory has dealt with the matter of your contravention of Regulation 25 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations, and that he has imposed upon you a penalty of
You are hereby required to pay the amount to me not later than the day of 19 .
The amount may be paid at my office in cash or may be remitted to me by Postal Note or Money Order, made payable to the Electoral Registrar for the Subdivision of the Northern Territory. Upon payment of the penalty an official receipt will be handed to you or forthwith sent to you by post.
Unless you comply with the requirements of this notification within the time allowed herein, steps will be taken to recover the penalty in a court of summary jurisdiction.
Electoral Registrar
(Address)—
(Date)—
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Form 11. Regulation 46 (1).
[Form to be used by an Elector for the Northern Territory of by an Officer (not being a Registrar) when lodging an objection.]
Notice of Objection.
To the Returning Officer for the Northern Territory—
I object to the name of—
No. on Roll.
Surname.
Christian Names at full length.
Place of Living as appearing on Roll.
Occupation.
Place of Abode for time being, if known to the objector.
being retained on the Electoral Roll for the Subdivision of the Northern Territory, on the ground that [here insert ground of objection].
(Signature)—
(Occupation)—
(Address)—
Form 12. Regulation 46 (2).
[Form to be used by Registrar when lodging objections to the retention of names on the Subdivision Roll kept by him.]
____________________Subdivision of the Northern Territory.
Notice of Objection.
To the Returning Officer—
I object to each undermentioned name being retained on the Electoral Roll for the above-named Subdivision on the ground [here insert ground of objection].
Registrar for the Subdivision of the Northern Territory.
Note.—This form must be prepared in triplicate, one form retained by the Registrar and the other two furnished to the Returning Officer.
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[Back of Form.]
Indorsement by Returning Officer.
Image unavailable in extracted text(1) Notices of Objection posted by Returning Officer to persons objected to
Image unavailable in extracted text(2) Date of expiration of period allowed for answers to objections. (See Sec. 57 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act and Regulation 49)
(b) You are hereby directed to forthwith remove from the Roll for the Subdivision of the Northern Territory all the names appearing on the within list of objections, with the exception of those mentioned in the foregoing paragraph (a), in which cases the objections have not been sustained.
All necessary action taken in accordance with the above direction.
Registrar for the Subdivision
of the Northern Territory.
Form 13. Regulation 47.
Notice of Objection to Person objected to on the Ground of Non-Residence.
To—
[Here insert full Christian names and surname, occupation, and place of abode for the time, being, if known to the Returning Officer, or, if not so known, place of living as appearing on Roll.]
Notice is hereby given that an objection has been lodged with me by [here insert the name and description of the objector] objecting to your name being retained on the Electoral Roll for the Subdivision of the Northern Territory on the ground that you do not live in the Subdivision and have not so lived for at least one month last past.
You are entitled at any time within days from the posting of this notice to answer the objection either orally or in writing.
If you intend to answer the objection orally you should attend at my office at [here, insert address of office] between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on any day other than a Saturday, or between the hours of 9 a.m. and 12 noon on a Saturday, before the expiration of days from the posting of this notice.
If you claim that your place of living is still in the Subdivision, and you do not desire to attend at my office for the purpose of answering this objection orally, you should with the least delay, but before the expiration of days from the posting of this notice—
(a) complete, personally sign, and date the reply at the foot hereof in the presence of a witness; and
(b) fold the notice so that the address “Returning Officer for the Northern Territory” shall be visible, and send or deliver the notice to me with reply attached.
If you have ceased to live in the Subdivision as alleged you need not reply to this objection.
If you answer the objection, notice of the decision on the objection will be sent to you.
If you fail to answer the objection within days from the posting of this notice, the objection will be determined, and your name may be struck off the roll, but no notice of the decision on the objection will be sent to you.
(To be completed only if the elector claims that his place of living is still in the Subdivision.
1. I am the elector whose enrolment is objected to in this notice.
2. My place of living is still in the Subdivision of [here insert the name of Subdivision] for which I retain my qualification for enrolment.
(To be made in presence of Witness.)
Address in Subdivision—
Witness to Signature—
(Being an Elector or person qualified to be an Elector.)
Occupation—
Place of Living—
Form 14. Regulation 48.
Notice of Objection to Person objected to on a Ground other than that of Non-residence.
To—
[Here insert full christian names and surname, occupation, and place of abode for the time being, if known, to the Returning Officer, or, if not so known, place of living as appearing on Roll.]
Notice is hereby given that an objection has been lodged with me by [here insert the name and description of the objector] objecting to your name being retained on the Electoral Roll for the Subdivision of the Northern Territory on the following grounds, namely:—[Here insert grounds of objection.]
You are entitled at any time within days from the posting of this notice to answer the objection either orally or in writing.
If you intend to answer the objection orally you should attend at my office at [here insert address of office] between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on any day other than a Saturday, or between the hours of 9 a.m. and 12 noon on a Saturday, before the expiration of days from the posting of this notice.
If you claim that you are qualified for the enrolment objected to, and do not desire to attend at my office for the purpose of answering this objection orally, you should with the least delay, but before the expiration of days from the posting of this notice—
(a) complete, personally sign, and date the reply at the foot hereof in the presence of a witness; and
(b) fold the notice so that the address “Returning Officer for the Northern Territory” shall be visible, and send or deliver the notice to me with reply attached.
If you are not qualified for the enrolment objected to, you need not reply to this objection.
If you answer the objection, notice of the decision on the objection will be sent to you.
If you fail to answer the objection within days from the posting of this notice, the objection will be determined, and your name may be struck off the Roll, but no notice of the decision on the objection will be sent to you.
(To be completed, only if the Elector claims that he is qualified for the enrolment objected to.)
I am the elector whose enrolment is objected to in this notice, and I claim that I am qualified for such enrolment.
My reasons for so claiming are as follow:—
[Here set forth reasons relied upon as an answer to the objection.]
(To be made in presence of Witness.)
Address in Subdivision—
Witness to Signature—
(Being an Elector or person qualified to be an Elector.)
Occupation—
Place of Living—
Form 15. Regulation 51.
Notice of Determination of Objection.
To—
Notice is hereby given that I have considered the objection lodged by [here set out the name of objector] to the retention of the name of [here set out name of person objected to] on the Electoral Roll for the Subdivision of the Northern Territory and have decided—
(a) to remove the said name from the said Electoral Roll;
(b) to dismiss the objection and to retain the said name on the said Electoral Roll.
(Note.—Strike out sub-paragraph (a) or sub-paragraph (b) as the case requires.)
If aggrieved by this decision you may, at any time within one calendar month after the receipt of this notice, appeal against the decision to a court of summary jurisdiction.
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Form 16. Regulation 55.
Nomination of a Member of the House of Representatives for the Northern Territory.
To the Returning Officer for the Northern Territory.
We, the undersigned electors on the Electoral Roll for the Northern Territory, and entitled to vote at the Election of a Member of the House of Representatives for the said Territory, do hereby nominate [here insert the christian name or names in full, surname, place of residence, and occupation of person nominated] as a Member of the House of Representatives for the above-mentioned Territory.
Signature of Nominator.
Place of Living.
Subdivision for which enrolled.
I, of consent to the above nomination, and to act if elected, and declare that I am qualified under the Constitution and the laws of the Commonwealth to be elected as a member of the House of Representatives for the Northern Territory.
[Signature of Candidate.]
N.B.—The Candidate’s consent to the nomination and his declaration of qualification may be on a separate paper and in any form, but if given on the nomination paper in the above form their sufficiency is not to be questioned.
A nomination must be signed by not less than six persons entitled to vote at the election, for which the candidate is nominated.
Form 17. Regulation 62
Ballot-paper.
Election of One Member of the House of Representatives for the Northern Territory.
Directions.—The elector should mark his vote on this ballot-paper by placing the number 1 in the square opposite the name of the candidate for whom he votes as his first preference; and must give contingent votes for all the remaining candidates by placing the numbers 2, 3, 4 (and so on, as the case requires) in the squares opposite their names, so as to indicate the order of his preference for them.
Candidates.
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Image unavailable in extracted textCRANE, JOSEPH.
Image unavailable in extracted textFRENCH, CHARLES.
Image unavailable in extracted textKING, WILLIAM.
Image unavailable in extracted textWILSON, HENRY.
Form 18. Regulation 72 (3) 78a, and 90(3).
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
The Commonwealth Electoral Act. The Northern Territory Representation Act.
Form of Declaration to be used at the Polling by a person claiming to Vote under the Provisions of Regulations 72 (3), 78a, or 90 (3) of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations.
I, (a).................................................... of (b) ....................................................
(a) Name in full (as appearing on roll).............................(b) Address in full (as appearing on Roll).
NOTE.—A person making any untrue statement in this declaration is liable to a penalty of Twenty pounds.
* Insert 72 (3), 78a, or 90 (3), as the ease requires.
† Insert reasons which the voter alleges entitle him to vote.
DIRECTIONS.
1. This form of declaration must, after being filled up, be signed by the voter with his personal signature in the presence of the Presiding Officer, and then be completed and attested by the Presiding Officer.
(2) The Presiding Officer shall then (subject to the provisions of Regulation 72) initial and hand to the voter one ballot-paper headed “Regulation 72 (3) ”, “Regulation 78a”, or “Regulation 90 (3) ”, as the case requires, for the election held on the date upon which this declaration is made.
(3) The voter will then forthwith (i) retire alone to an unoccupied compartment of the polling booth and there, in private, mark his vote on the ballot-paper handed to him in the manner directed thereon; (ii) fold the ballot-paper in such a manner as to conceal the vote marked thereon, and at once return the ballot-paper so folded to the Presiding Officer before whom he made his declaration.
(4) The Presiding Officer will see that he receives from the voter the ballot-paper duly folded, and, if necessary for purposes of identification, will request the voter to again state his name, and then, without unfolding the ballot-paper, will forthwith, in the presence of the voter and of such scrutineer or scrutineers (if any) as are present, enclose the ballot-paper received from that voter in the envelope bearing the declaration of the voter and addressed to the Returning Officer, securely fasten the envelope, and deposit it in the ballot-box.
Form 18a. Regulation 78.
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
The Commonwealth Electoral Act. The Northern Territory Representation Act.
Form of Declaration to be used at the Polling by a person claiming to Vote under the Provisions of Regulation 78 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations who declares that his Name has been omitted from, or struck out of, the Certified List of Voters for the polling place at which he claims to be entitled to vote, owing to an error of an officer, or a mistake of fact.
I, (a) ................................................... of (b) ....................................................
That I am entitled to be enrolled on the Electoral Roll for the......................................Subdivision of the Northern Territory;
That after becoming qualified for enrolment for such Subdivision I sent or delivered to the Registrar for the Subdivision a duly completed claim for enrolment (or transfer of enrolment), and that my claim was received by the Registrar before 6 o’clock in the afternoon of the
(d) ..........................................that is, before the issue of the writ for the election being held this day;
(d) Date of Issue of Writ.
That from the time of sending or delivering my claim to the Registrar and up to the issue of the writ as aforesaid, I continuously retained my right to be enrolled for the Subdivision and did not become qualified for enrolment for any other Subdivision;
That to the best of my knowledge and belief my name has been struck out of, or omitted from, the Certified List of Voters for this polling place owing to an error of an officer or a mistake of fact, and not as a result of an objection on the ground of non-residence or other disqualification, or in consequence of the transfer or duplication of my enrolment.
Personal Signature of Voter........................................................
Signed before me the.....................................day of.....................................19..........
NOTE.—A person making any untrue statement in this declaration is liable to a penalty of Twenty pounds.
DIRECTIONS.
1. This form of declaration must, after being filled up, be signed by the Voter with his personal signature in the presence of the Presiding Officer and then be completed and attested by the Presiding Officer.—2. The Presiding Officer shall then (subject to the provisions of Regulation 78) initial and hand to the Voter one ballot-paper (headed “Regulation 78”) for the Election held on the date upon which this declaration is made.——3. The Voter will then forthwith—(i) retire alone to an unoccupied compartment of the polling booth, and there, in private, mark his vote on the ballot-paper handed to him, in the manner directed thereon; (ii) fold the ballot-paper in such a manner as to conceal the vote marked thereon, and at once return the ballot-paper so folded, to the Presiding Officer before whom he made his declaration.—4. The Presiding Officer will see that he receives from the Voter the ballot-paper duly folded, and, if necessary for purposes of identification, will request the Voter to again state his name, and then, without unfolding the ballot-paper, will forthwith, in the presence of the Voter and of such Scrutineer or Scrutineers (if any) as are present, enclose the ballot-paper, received from that Voter, in the envelope bearing the declaration of the Voter and addressed to the Returning Officer, securely fasten the envelope, and deposit it in the ballot-box.
Form 19. Regulation 87 (1).
This application should be made to the Returning Officer for the Territory, or to an Assistant Returning Officer, as the case requires, or if the elector is outside the Territory to a Commonwealth Electoral Officer of a State, and sent to him, after the issue of the Writ for the election to which it relates, so as to reach him before six o’clock in the afternoon of the day immediately preceding the polling day.
In order that a Postal Ballot-paper issued pursuant to this application may be admitted to the scrutiny, the envelope in which it is contained must be received within two months after polling day by the Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer, as the case requires.
Commonwealth of Australia.The Commonwealth Electoral Act.The Northern Territory Representation Act.
NumberPostal Vote Certificate and Declaration and Postal Ballot-paper issued/ / 19Initials of the ReturningOfficer.
Application for a Postal Vote Certificate and Form of Declaration and a Postal Ballot-paper by an Elector Enrolled for the Northern Territory.
Note.—An elector enrolled for the Subdivision of Alice Springs, or Batchelor, who will not be absent from the Subdivision for which he is enrolled between the issue of the writ and polling day, is not required to send an application for a Postal Ballot-paper. It is the duty of the Returning Officer (or Assistant Returning Officer) to post the necessary documents to him to enable him to vote by post.
To the Returning Officer for the Northern Territory—*
(1) Here insert christian names, surname, place of living, and occupation as appearing on the Roll.
I, (1) hereby apply for a Postal Vote Certificate and Form of Declaration and a postal Ballot-paper to enable me to vote by post at the next forthcoming Election of a Member of the House of Representatives for the Northern Territory.
I declare—
(1) That I am an elector enrolled on the Electoral Roll for the Subdivision of the Northern Territory.
(2) That my real place of living is in the Northern Territory.
(3) That the ground on which I apply to vote by post is—
(a) that I will not throughout the hours of polling on polling day be within the Subdivision for which I am enrolled;
(b) that I am seriously ill or infirm, and by reason of such illness or infirmity will be precluded from attending at any polling booth to vote;
(c) that I will, by approaching maternity, be precluded from attending at any polling booth to vote;
(d) that I will not, between the date of the issue of the writ and polling day, be within the Subdivision for which I am enrolled, under conditions that will permit of my voting in that Subdivision.
Note.—The elector will strike out any of the above grounds which do not apply to his or her particular case.
An elector shall not make, and a person shall not induce an elector to make, any false statement in an application for a Postal Vote Certificate and Form of Declaration and a Postal Ballot-paper, or in the declaration contained in such application.
Penalty: Fifty pounds, or imprisonment for one month.
I request that a Postal Vote Certificate and the necessary Form of Declaration and Postal Ballot-paper to enable me to vote by post in respect of the Northern Territory may be forwarded to me at the following address:—
Dated at the day of 19 .
* If the application is made to the Assistant Returning Officer at Alice Springs or to the Commonwealth Electoral Officer of a State, the application should be altered accordingly.
Form 19—continued.
The following persons are Authorized Witnesses, namely:—
The Returning Officer for the Territory; the Assistant Returning Officer for a Subdivision of the Territory; the Electoral Registrar for a Subdivision of the Territory; all Postmasters and Postmistresses or Postal Officials in charge of Post Offices in the Territory; all Magistrates and Justices of the Peace of the Territory; all Head Teachers in the employment of the Territory; all Officers of the Department of Trade and Customs stationed in the Territory; all Members of the Police Force of the Territory; all Legally Qualified Practitioners practising in the Territory; all Officers in charge of Telegraph Stations in the Territory; all Telegraph Line-repairers permanently employed in the Territory who are in charge of working parties; all Railway Stationmasters and Night Officers in charge and all Permanent Way Inspectors and Roadmasters who are permanently employed in the Railway Service of the Territory; all Surveyors in charge of Survey Camps in the Territory; all Officers in charge of well-boring parties in the Territory; all Managers of Experimental Farms in the Territory; all Engineers, Accountants, and Time-keepers engaged on railway construction works in the Territory.
If the application is made by an elector who, at the time of making the application, is not within the Territory, it may be witnessed by any person who is an authorized witness, as defined in Section 86 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act.
Vote must be recorded on or before day of 192
Form 20. Regulation 91.
Postal Vote Certificate.
I hereby certify that of is entitled (subject to the provisions of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations) to vote by post in respect of an election of a Member to represent the Northern Territory in the House of Representatives of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, the Writ for which was issued on the day of 192 .
Returning Officer for the Northern Territory
or
Assistant Returning Officer for the
Subdivision of the Northern Territory.
Date / / 192 .
Declaration to be made by an Elector of the Northern Territory for the purpose of Voting by Post at an Election of a Member for the Territory.
I declare that I am the person enrolled as—
Surname
Christian Names at full length.
Place of Living (as appearing on roll).
Occupation.
on the Electoral Roll for the Subdivision of the Northern Territory.
That my real place of living is in the Northern Territory; that I have, not already voted in connexion with the election to which the above certificate relates; and I promise and, declare that if I am permitted to vote I will not again vote in connexion with the said election.
I am aware that if I falsely personate or attempt to personate any other person for the purpose of securing a ballot-paper to which I am not entitled, or for the purpose of voting at the election or wilfully make any fake statement in this declaration, I will be prosecuted, and am liable to two years’ imprisonment.
Signed before me the day of 192 .
Authorized Witness—
Title under which Witness acts as Authorized Witness—
Address of Authorized Witness—
Authorized Witnesses—The following persons are Authorized Witnesses, namely: —The Returning Officer for the Territory; the Assistant Returning Officer for a Subdivision of the Territory; the Electoral Registrar for a Subdivision of the Territory; all Postmasters and Postmistresses or Postal Officials in charge of Post Offices in the Territory; all Magistrates and Justices of the Peace of the Territory; all Head Teachers in the employment of the Territory; all Officers of the Department of Trade and Customs stationed in the Territory: all Members of the Police Force of the Territory; all Legally Qualified Medical Practitioners practising in the Territory; all Officers in charge of Telegraph Stations in the Territory; all Telegraph Line-repairers permanently employed in the Territory who are in charge of working parties; all Railway Stationmasters and Night Officers in charge and all Permanent Way Inspectors and Roadmasters who are permanently employed in the Railway Service of the Territory; all Surveyors in charge of Survey Camps in the Territory; all Officers in charge of well-boring parties in the Territory; all Managers of Experimental Farms in the Territory; all Engineers, Accountants, and Timekeepers engaged on Railway Construction Work in the Territory.
Form 20—continued.
Notes.—(1) The attention of the Voter and Authorized Witness is specially directed to the necessity of strictly observing the instructions indorsed on each postal ballot-paper, and to the fact that this envelope containing the postal ballot-paper (after having been marked by the voter), must be forthwith posted or delivered to the Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer to whom it is addressed, by the Voter, or by the person to whom it is intrusted by the Voter for the purpose of posting or delivery.
(2) Any person to whom an envelope containing or purporting to contain a postal ballot-paper is intrusted by a Voter for the purpose of posting or delivery to a Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer, and who fails to forthwith post or deliver the envelope, shall be guilty of an offence. Penalty: Fifty pounds, or imprisonment for One month.
(3) No person other than the Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer to whom this envelope is addressed, or an officer acting under his direction, shall open the envelope after the elector’s vote has been placed in the envelope and it has been fastened by an Authorized Witness. Penalty: Fifty pounds.
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Form 21. Regulation 92.
The Elector should carefully read the directions for his guidance printed on this ballot-paper, and in particular note that he must not mark his vote thereon until after he has first exhibited the ballot-paper (unmarked) to the Authorized Witness.
Election of One Member of the House of Representatives for the Northern Territory.
Postal Ballot-paper.
Candidates.
Note.—Unless the Elector’s vote is marked on this ballot-paper on or before Polling Day, namely the day of 192 , and is received by the Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer, as the case requires, within two months after that day, it will not be admitted to the scrutiny.
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Form 21—continued.
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Directions to Elector and Authorized Witness.*
(*Note.—A list of persons who are authorized witnesses is printed on the envelope bearing the form of declaration to be used by the Elector.)
(a) The elector shall exhibit his unmarked postal ballot-paper and his postal vote certificate to the authorized witness.
(b) The prescribed form of declaration (printed on the envelope below the postal vote certificate) must, after being filled up, be signed by the elector, in the place provided for his signature, with his personal signature in the presence of the authorized witness.
(c) The authorized witness shall then and there sign his name in his own handwriting on the form of declaration in the place provided for the signature of the authorized witness, and shall add the title under which he acts as an authorized witness and the date.
(d) The elector shall then and there, in the presence of the authorized witness, but so that the authorized witness cannot see the vote, mark his vote on this ballot-paper by placing the number 1 in the square opposite the name of the candidate for whom he votes as his first preference; and must give contingent votes for all the remaining candidates by placing the numbers 2, 3, 4 (and so on, as the case requires) in the squares opposite their names, so as to indicate the order of his preference for them, and shall fold the ballot-paper so that the vote cannot be seen, and hand it so folded to the authorized witness.
(e) The authorized witness shall then and there place the ballot-paper in the envelope addressed to the Returning Officer, or the Assistant Returning Officer, fasten the envelope and hand it to the voter, who shall forthwith post or deliver it, or cause it to be posted or delivered, to the Returning Officer, or the Assistant Returning Officer, as the case requires,
(f) If the elector satisfies the authorized witness that his sight is so impaired or that he is so physically incapacitated or illiterate that he is unable to vote without assistance, the authorized witness, in the presence of a witness, shall—
(i) fill in the form of declaration with the required particulars relating to the enrolment of the elector, as requested by such elector;
(ii) read over to the elector the form of declaration;
(iii) require the elector to sign the form of declaration—
(a) in his own handwriting if he is able to do so; or
(b) with his mark as his personal signature if he is unable to sign his name in his own handwriting;
(iv) cause the signature of the elector, if made by means of a mark, to be witnessed by the witness;
(v) complete and attest the declaration;
(vi) mark and fold the ballot-paper for the elector;
(vii) enclose the ballot-paper in the envelope addressed to the Returning Officer or the Assistant Returning Officer; and
(viii) securely fasten the envelope and hand it to the voter, who shall forthwith post or deliver it, or cause it to be posted or delivered, to the Returning Officer, or the Assistant Returning Officer, as the case requires.
Further Directions to Authorized Witness.
The authorized witness shall not, unless he is satisfied that the elector’s sight is so impaired or that he is so physically incapacitated or illiterate that he cannot vote without assistance, look at or make himself acquainted with the vote given by the elector, and, except as provided in paragraph (f) of the preceding Directions, shall not suffer or permit any person (other than the elector) to see or become acquainted with the elector’s vote, or to assist the elector to vote, or to interfere in any way with the elector in relation to his vote.
Every authorized witness shall—
(a) comply with the preceding directions in so far as they are to be complied with on his part;
(b) see that the preceding directions are complied with by every elector voting by post before him, and by every person present when the elector votes; and
(c) refrain from disclosing any knowledge of the vote of any elector voting by post before him.
Penalty: One hundred pounds, or imprisonment for three months.
Form 21—contimied.
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Duty of Persons Present when an Elector Votes by Post.
Any person present when an elector is before an authorized witness for the purpose of voting by post shall—
(a) obey all directions of the authorized witness;
(b) refrain from making any communication whatever to the elector in relation to his vote;
(c) refrain from assisting the elector or in any manner interfering with him in relation to his vote;
(d) except as provided in paragraph (f) of the Directions to Elector and Authorized Witness, refrain from looking at the elector’s vote or from doing anything whereby he might become acquainted with the elector’s vote.
Penalty: One hundred pounds, or imprisonment for three months.
Penalty for Unlawfully Marking Ballot-paper.
No person other than—
(a) the elector to whom this ballot-paper has been issued; or
(b) an authorized witness, acting in pursuance of paragraph (f) of the Directions to Elector and Authorized Witness,
shall mark the vote on this ballot-paper.
Penalty: One hundred pounds, or imprisonment for six months.
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Form 22. Regulation 54.
Writ for the Election of a Member of the House of Representatives for the Northern territory.
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His Majesty the King.
To Returning Officer for the Northern Territory.
Greeting.
We command you that you cause election to be made according to law of one Member of the House of Representatives for the Northern Territory, to serve in the Parliament of our Commonwealth of Australia, and we appoint the following dates for the purposes of the said election:—
For nomination the day of 19 .
2. For taking the poll at the different polling places in the event of the election being contested the day of 19 .
3. If or the return of the Writ on or before the day of 19 .
Witness [here insert the Governor-General’s title] at [here insert place] the day of in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and
By His Excellency’s command,
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Form 23. Regulation 112.
Undertaking to be Made by Officers and Scrutineers.
I [here insert name, address, and occupation] do hereby promise and undertake that I will faithfully perform the duties of [here insert name of office held by the person signing undertaking] to the best of my understanding and ability, and that I will not directly or indirectly attempt to influence the vote of any elector, or, except by recording my vote as allowed by law, the result of any election or referendum, and that I will not disclose any knowledge officially acquired by me touching the vote of any elector, except in reply to a question which I am legally bound to answer.
Signature—
Witness to signature—
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Form 24. Regulation 114.
Form of Withdrawal by Candidate of Consent to Nomination.
To the Returning Officer for the Northern Territory—
I [here insert christian names, surname, place of residence, and occupation] do hereby withdraw my consent to nomination as a Member of the House of Representatives for the Northern Territory, dated the day of 19 .
[Personal signature of Candidate.]
Dated at [here insert place] the day of 19 .
Note.—To be signed In the presence of the Officer with whom the nomination was lodged or of a Justice of the Peace.
THE SECOND SCHEDULE.
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Modifications and adaptations of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918-1922 in its application in the Northern Territory:—
Section of Act.
Manner of Modification or Adaptation.
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For definition of “Justice of the Peace” substitute following definition:—“‘Justice of the Peace’ means a Justice of the Peace having jurisdiction as such in the Northern Territory;”Omit from definition of “Officer” the words “and any Commonwealth Electoral Officer for a State, Divisional,” and the word “and Doorkeeper”.Omit from definition of “Registrar” the word” Divisional”.Omit from definition of “Returning Officer” the word “Divisional”.In definition of “Subdivision” substitute “the Territory” for “a Division”.
94
For “a Divisional” substitute “the”.
98
From sub-section (2.) omit “Divisional”.
144
For “twenty days” substitute “forty days”.For “State or Division for which the election is to be held” substitute “Territory”.
151
For “Commonwealth Electoral Officer for the State” (wherever occurring) substitute “Returning Officer”.
152
For “Commonwealth Electoral Officer for the State” substitute “Returning Officer”.In sub-section (4.), after “State”, insert “and the Northern Territory”.
153
For “Commonwealth” substitute “the Northern Territory”.For “Commonwealth Electoral Officer for the State” substitute “Returning Officer”.
164
For “the election of a Member of the Senate, or of the House of Representatives or for the taking of a referendum vote” (wherever occurring) substitute “an election”,
176
After “State” insert “or of the Northern Territory”.
210
For “Commonwealth Electoral Officer for a State, or Divisional Returning Officer” substitute “or the Returning Officer”.
212
Omit “Divisions and”.For “any State” substitute “the Northern Territory”.For “one State to any other” substitute “the Northern Territory to a”.
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