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Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
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#### 25B Administrative markings
(1) The Electoral Commissioner may also provide for a ballot paper to be marked with any other mark that the Electoral Commissioner thinks fit to assist in the administration of the referendum.
(2) A mark under subsection (1) does not need to be printed in black typeface.
(3) To avoid doubt, this section does not authorise a mark to be made that enables the identification of an elector or that identifies the personal information (within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1988) of an elector.
> Note: An officer who marks a ballot paper enabling an elector to be identified may commit an offence under subsection 93(7).