New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
Regulations are laws made under Acts
(1) Where the Registrar, whether of his or her own motion or as a result of an objection under regulation 20 of these regulations, rules a postal vote to be out of order,—
(a) The Registrar shall certify on the postal vote the reason for the ruling; and
(b) The postal vote shall not be included in any count made by the Registrar under regulation 22 of these regulations.
(2) Where the Registrar, whether of his or her own motion or as a result of an objection under regulation 20 of these regulations, rules a copy of a power of attorney or a certificate of non-revocation of a power of attorney to be out of order,—
(a) The Registrar shall certify on the copy of the power of attorney or the certificate of non-revocation (as the case may be) the reason for the ruling; and
(b) The postal vote that was accompanied by the copy of the power of attorney or the certificate of non-revocation shall not be included in any count made by the Registrar under regulation 22 of these regulations.