Northern Territory Electoral Regulations 1922 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1926. No. 5.

Regulations under the northern territory representation act 1922–1925 and the commonwealth electoral act 1918–1925.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Northern Territory Representation Act 1922–1925 and the Commonwealth Electorat Act 1918–1925, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated the sixth day of January, 1926.

stonehaven,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Home and Territories.

 

Amendment of Northern Territory Electoral Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1922, No. 154, as amended to this date.)

1. After regulation 107 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

“107a. Where the Returning Officer is satisfied that the votes on any postal ballot-papers which have been issued under these Regulations, but which have not been received by him cannot, having regard to the number of those ballot-papers, possibly affect the result of the election, the Returning Officer may, subject to the concurrence of the Chief Electoral Officer, proceed with the scrutiny without awaiting the receipt of the postal ballot-papers.”.

2. Regulation 111 of the Northern Territory Electoral Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) Where the Returning Officer is satisfied—

(a) that certain postal ballot-papers cannot reach him for the purpose of the scrutiny without unduly delaying the declaration of the poll; and

(b) that the votes recorded on those ballot-papers could not possibly affect the result of the election,

he may, subject to the concurrence of the Chief Electoral Officer, declare the result of the election and return the writ without awaiting the receipt of the postal ballot-papers.”.

 

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