Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (SAFETY ARRANGEMENTS) REGULATIONS 1991 - REG 19

         (1)   A voter in a poll conducted by secret ballot is to mark the ballot-paper to indicate his or her preference by placing the number '1' in the box opposite the name of the candidate for whom that person wishes to vote.

         (2)   After marking the ballot-paper, the voter must:

                (a)    fold the ballot-paper so as to conceal the marking; and

               (b)    put the ballot-paper in the envelope referred to in paragraph 18 (1) (b) and seal the envelope; and

                (c)    lodge the ballot by either:

                          (i)    putting the envelope containing the ballot-paper in a locked and sealed ballot box provided for the election by the returning officer in a secure part of the workplace where employees in the designated work group to which the election relates may place envelopes of that kind; or

                         (ii)    in the case of an envelope to which subregulation 18 (2) applies -- sending the envelope to the returning officer so as to reach him or her not later than the close of the poll.

         (3)   If, before lodging his or her ballot, a voter:

                (a)    claims that he or she has spoilt his or her ballot-paper; and

               (b)    returns the ballot-paper to the returning officer; and

                (c)    requests a further ballot-paper;

the returning officer must:

               (d)    give the voter a fresh ballot-paper; and

                (e)    write the word 'spoilt' across the returned ballot-paper and sign and date the writing; and

                (f)    retain the spoilt ballot-paper until the end of 6 months after notification of the result of the poll is given under regulation 29.