73CAAppointment of scrutineers

#### 73CA Appointment of scrutineers (1) The Governor‑General, or a person authorised by him or her to act under this subsection, may appoint one person to act as a scrutineer during voting at a referendum at each pre‑poll voting office for the referendum. (2) The Governor of a State, or a person authorised by him or her to act under this subsection, may appoint one person to act as a scrutineer during the voting at a referendum at each pre‑poll voting office for the referendum in that State. (3) The Chief Minister for the Australian Capital Territory, or a person authorised by him or her to act under this subsection, may appoint one person to act as a scrutineer during the voting at a referendum at each pre‑poll voting office for the referendum in the Australian Capital Territory. (4) The Administrator of the Northern Territory, or a person authorised by him or her to act under this subsection, may appoint one person to act as a scrutineer during the voting at a referendum at each pre‑poll voting office for the referendum in the Northern Territory. (5) The registered officer of a registered political party may appoint persons to act as scrutineers during voting at a referendum at pre‑poll voting offices for the referendum, but not more than one scrutineer for each party is allowed at each pre‑poll voting office at any one time. (5A) A scrutineer appointed under this section must be appointed in the approved form. (6) In this section: > registered officer, in relation to a registered political party, has the same meaning as in Part XIV of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. > registered political party has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.