NORTHERN TERRITORY REPRESENTATION ACT 1922
NORTHERN TERRITORY ELECTORAL REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1983 NO. 113
Issued by the Authority of the Special Minister of State
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The Northern Territory Electoral Regulations make provision for Commonwealth electoral administration in the Territory for the election of a Member of the House of Representatives and the purpose of this regulation is to make a new provision in that regard.
The new regulation will permit, after an election can no longer be challenged, the opening of sealed parcels of ballot-papers, postal vote certificates and voter’s declarations used at an election for the purpose of collecting statistical information in relation to the election. The amendment will enable - for example, a full distribution of preferences for statistical purposes in the Division if the elected Member received an absolute majority of first preference votes, and any other analysis of preferences and their distribution.