New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

23 Objections to recording officer about postal vote

• (1) The recording officer shall, on request, give to any person entitled to attend the meeting—

  • (a) an opportunity to inspect the certificate, and any postal vote and accompanying document, delivered to the recording officer in accordance with regulation 22(d); and

  • (b) an opportunity to raise any objection to the certificate or to any postal vote or to any accompanying document delivered to the recording officer in accordance with regulation 22(d).

  (2) Where any person entitled to attend the meeting raises, in relation to the certificate or to any postal vote or to any accompanying copy of a power of attorney or to any accompanying certificate of non-revocation, an objection under subclause (1)(b), the recording officer shall, if he or she upholds the objection,—

  • (a) amend the certificate; or

  • (b) rule the postal vote or any accompanying document or both to be out of order and make a consequential amendment to the certificate.

  (3) Where the recording officer rules a postal vote or any accompanying document to be out of order, the recording officer shall, as if he or she were the Registrar, comply with regulation 21.