Ballot papers, etc, to be compiled, certified, and sent to Returning Officer

1 After completing the preliminary count under section 174 , the manager of the polling place must— a ensure that the following documents are enclosed in 1 or more parcels: i the used ballot papers: ii the ballot papers set aside under section 171 : iii the certified copies of the main roll and supplementary rolls that have been marked by issuing officers to indicate the persons who applied to vote: iv all the counterfoils of ballot papers that have been issued to voters and all the unused ballot papers: v all the spoilt ballot papers; and b ensure that each parcel is properly secured and endorsed with a description of its contents, the name of the district, the name or other identifier of the polling place, and the date of the polling; and c ensure that 1 or more certificates are prepared that certify— i the number of votes received by each party (if applicable): ii the number of votes received by each candidate (if applicable): iii the number of informal party votes: iv the number of informal electorate votes: v the number of ballot papers set aside under section 171 : vi the number of spoilt ballot papers: vii the number of ballot papers issued to special voters: viii the number of unused ballot papers: ix the total number of ballot papers allocated for use at the polling place; and d sign, and invite each scrutineer who is present to sign, every endorsement prepared under paragraph (b) and every certificate prepared under paragraph (c). 2 The manager must ensure that all parcels mentioned in this section are sent to the Returning Officer without delay. 3 This section does not prevent any of the documents referred to in subparagraphs (ii) to (v) of subsection (1)(a) from being placed in 1 or more parcels before the preliminary count under section 174 has commenced or while it is in progress. Section 174A : inserted , on 28 February 2002 , by section 67(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1).