Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsWhere the Australian Electoral Officer, in the case of a Senate election, or the Divisional Returning Officer, in the case of a House of Representatives election, is satisfied that the votes:
(a) on any ballot papers issued at some remote polling place in connexion with the election which have not been received by the Divisional Returning Officer; or
(b) on ballot papers used for casting declaration votes and not dealt with under section 266;
cannot, having regard to the number of those ballot papers, possibly affect the result of the election, the Australian Electoral Officer, in the case of a Senate election, or the Divisional Returning Officer, in the case of a House of Representatives election, may, subject to the concurrence of the Electoral Commissioner, proceed with the scrutiny without awaiting the receipt of the ballot papers, or completing the action, as the case may be.