Torres Strait Regional Authority Election Rules 2017
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98 Scrutineers
(1) A candidate may appoint scrutineers to represent him or her at the scrutiny.
(2) A candidate is not entitled to be represented at the scrutiny at a particular counting centre by a number of scrutineers that is greater than the number of officers who are engaged in a scrutiny or counting of ballot‑papers at that centre.
(3) An appointment of a scrutineer must be made:
(a) in writing signed by the candidate; or
(b) by electronic mail or facsimile transmission and signed by the candidate before transmission;
addressed to the Returning Officer and including the name and address of the scrutineer.
(4) In this rule, counting centre means premises at which a scrutiny or counting of ballot‑papers is to be, or is being, conducted.