In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears ¾

}authorized person~ means a presiding officer or a person performing the duties of, or exercising the powers of, a presiding officer under section 105 of the Act;

}ballot paper envelope~ means an envelope referred to in section 90(4)(c)(ii) of the Act or in regulation 14(1)(c), 14(3)(b) or 15(b);

}issuing officer~ means a person referred to in section 90 (1a) of the Act;

}record~ means any thing or process ¾

(a) upon or by which information is recorded or stored; or

(b) by means of which a meaning can be conveyed by any means in a visible or recoverable form,

whether or not the use or assistance of some electronic, electrical, mechanical, chemical or other device or process is required to recover or convey the information or meaning.

[Regulation 2 amended in Gazette 10 November 2000 p.6164.]