Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) The officer
concerned with the scrutiny of declarations relating to early ballot papers is
to —
(a) in
the case of an early ballot paper in relation to which a declaration was
issued under section 90(4)(c) or (4c)(b) of the Act, examine the
declaration to ensure that the early ballot paper should not be rejected under
section 92(9) of the Act; and
(b) if
satisfied that the early ballot paper should not be rejected —
(i)
make a record of the elector having voted; and
(ii)
open the ballot paper envelope, remove the ballot paper
contained in it and place the ballot paper, without inspection, in a sealed
ballot box for the relevant district or region to await counting in accordance
with the relevant provisions of the Act;
and
(c) if
satisfied that the early ballot paper should be rejected, set the envelope
aside for retention by the Electoral Commissioner.
(2) In addition to the
duties referred to in subregulation (1), if the early ballot paper was
obtained by written application the officer concerned with the scrutiny of
declarations relating to early ballot papers is to check the declaration
against the application made by the person applying for that early ballot
paper.
[(3) deleted]
(4) If any
declarations are scrutinised before the close of the poll, the officer
concerned with the scrutiny is to give written notice of the time and place of
the scrutiny to —
(a) each
registered political party; and
(b) any
candidate who is not a recognised candidate of a registered political party.
[Regulation 19 amended in Gazette
10 Nov 2000 p. 6167‑8; 11 May 2007
p. 1997.]