(b) a person employed or engaged under Division 4 of Part II of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 appointed by the Returning Officer for that purpose;
in the presence of any scrutineers that choose to attend and any other persons approved by the Returning Officer.
(3) The officer conducting the scrutiny in relation to a ward must:
(a) open all parcels or ballot‑boxes in which voter cards and voter card envelopes for the ward have been placed; and
(b) place in one parcel the voter cards, together with the voter card envelopes to which they relate, that:
(i) do not bear the name of the voter; or
(ii) do not bear a properly completed certification by the voter, or a certification made on the voter’s behalf under rule 79, as the case may be, that he or she is an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander;
and seal the parcel and endorse on the parcel a description of the contents, the name of the ward and the date; and
(c) place in another parcel for further scrutiny the voter cards, together with the voter card envelopes to which they relate, to which no objection has been recorded by a liaison officer; and
(d) place in another parcel the voter cards, together with the voter card envelopes to which they relate, to which an objection has been recorded by a liaison officer and in relation to which a request for review of the liaison officer’s decision has been made to the senior liaison officer; and
(e) place in another parcel the voter cards, together with the voter card envelopes to which they relate, to which an objection has been recorded by a liaison officer and in relation to which no request for review of the liaison officer’s decision has been made and seal the parcel and endorse on the parcel a description of the contents, the name of the ward and the date; and
(f) place in another parcel the voter cards, together with the voter card envelopes to which they relate, that are not signed and dated by the issuing officer in accordance with subrule 72 (2).
(4) A voter card must not be rejected under subrule (3) solely because it has not been signed and dated by the issuing officer if, before the declaration of the poll, the Returning Officer certifies that the name of the elector appears on a record of voters made by a presiding officer under subrule 74 (3).
(5) On receiving advice from the senior liaison officer under subrule 77 (7) in relation to the eligibility of voters whose voter cards and voter card envelopes are held in the parcel referred to in paragraph (3) (d), the officer conducting the scrutiny must:
(a) in relation to the voter card and voter card envelope of a voter whom the senior liaison officer is satisfied is an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander:
(i) take the liaison officer’s objection to be cancelled; and
(ii) place the voter card and voter card envelope with the voter cards and voter card envelopes held for further scrutiny under paragraph (3) (c); and
(b) in relation to the voter cards and voter card envelopes of those voters whom the senior liaison officer is not satisfied are Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders:
(i) place the voter cards and voter card envelopes in a parcel; and
(ii) seal the parcel and endorse on the parcel a description of the contents, the name of the ward and the date; and
(c) in relation to the voter cards and voter card envelopes of those voters who chose not to have the objection referred to the senior liaison officer for investigation:
(i) place the voter cards and voter card envelopes in a parcel; and
(ii) seal the parcel and write on the parcel a description of the contents, the name of the ward and the date.
(6) Subject to subrule (7), the officer conducting the scrutiny must deal with the voter cards and voter card envelopes in the parcels referred to in paragraphs (3) (c) and (5) (a) as follows:
(a) the officer must select the voter cards and voter card envelopes of persons whom he or she is satisfied are enrolled in respect of the ward, placing the voter cards in one parcel and the envelopes in another, and then:
(i) seal the parcel of voter cards and endorse on the parcel a description of the contents, the name of the ward and the date; and
(ii) extract the ballot‑paper from inside each envelope selected; and
(iii) without inspecting or unfolding the ballot‑paper or allowing any other person to do so, immediately deposit the folded ballot‑paper in a ballot‑box for further scrutiny; and
(iv) seal the parcel of envelopes and endorse on the parcel a description of the contents, the name of the ward and the date;
(b) the officer must place in another parcel the voter cards and voter card envelopes of persons whom he or she is satisfied are not enrolled in respect of the ward, seal the parcel and endorse on the parcel a description of the contents, the name of the ward and the date.
(7) Where an officer conducting the scrutiny in relation to a ward (in this subrule referred to as the relevant ward) who is dealing with a voter card under subrule (6):
(a) is satisfied that the elector who signed the voter card is not enrolled in respect of the relevant ward; and
(b) is satisfied that, if the voter were enrolled in respect of the relevant ward, the ballot‑paper would be accepted under subrule (6) for further scrutiny; and
(c) is satisfied after making such inquiry as may be necessary, that the voter was at the time of voting, entitled to be enrolled in respect of the relevant ward and was not so enrolled by reason of an error or mistake by an officer made:
(i) since the close of the Roll for the last election; or
(ii) if the last election was held less than 6 months before the election to which the scrutiny relates — since the close of the Roll for the election before the last election;
the officer must accept the ballot‑paper and scrutinise it in accordance with paragraph (6) (a).
(7A) In paragraph (7) (c):
election means:
(a) a general election for the House of Representatives; or
(b) a Senate election not held concurrently with a general election for the House of Representatives; or
(c) a referendum not held concurrently with a general election.
(8) Subject to subrule (10), the further scrutiny referred to in subparagraph (6) (a) (iii) must not be conducted until all of the envelopes containing voters’ ballot‑papers for the ward have been received.
(9) Subject to subrule (10), all ballot‑papers for the ward that are accepted for further scrutiny must be amalgamated before the further scrutiny is begun.
(10) The further scrutiny must begin no later than 13 days after polling day.
(11) At the further scrutiny, the officer conducting the scrutiny must:
(a) open the ballot‑box referred to in subparagraph (6) (a) (iii) and examine the ballot‑papers it contains; and
(b) reject all ballot‑papers that are informal under subsection 143D (2) of the Act and place them in a parcel, seal the parcel and endorse on the parcel a description of the contents, the name of the ward and the date; and
(c) arrange the formal ballot‑papers under the names of the respective candidates by placing in one parcel under the name of each candidate all the ballot‑papers marked in accordance with subrule 81 (1) on which a first preference is indicated for that candidate; and
(d) deal with the ballot‑papers in accordance with Schedule 2A to the Act.