Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) At any time before preparing a statement pursuant to section 97, the Australian Electoral Officer for a State or Territory may, and shall, if directed to do so by the Electoral Commissioner, direct the Divisional Returning Officer for a Division of that State or that Territory to make a recount of the ballot papers contained in any parcel relating to that Division.
(2) The Electoral Commissioner may, if requested to do so by the Governor - General, the Governor of a State, the Chief Minister for the Australian Capital Territory or the Administrator of the Northern Territory, or of his or her own motion, direct a recount of any ballot papers.
(3) The officer conducting a recount shall have the same powers as if the recount were the scrutiny, and may reverse any decision taken at the scrutiny as to the admission or rejection of any ballot paper.