Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

REFERENDUM (MACHINERY PROVISIONS) ACT 1984 - SECT 107A

                   In making its decision on a petition, the Court may:

                     (a)  have regard to postal ballot-papers rejected at the preliminary scrutiny because of paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 if the Court is satisfied that the votes marked on the ballot-papers were recorded prior to the close of voting; and

                     (b)  have regard to any declaration vote ballot-papers (including postal ballot-papers) rejected at the preliminary scrutiny if the Court is of the opinion that the ballot-papers should not have been rejected.