Section 269(1) may be the "savings" provision that Anthony Green...

Section 269(1) may be the "savings" provision that Anthony Green refers to:

"mce-anchor269 Formal votes above the line
(1) A ballot paper in a Senate election is not informal under paragraph 268(1)(b) if:
(a) the voter has marked the ballot paper in accordance with subsection 239(2); or
(b) the voter has marked the number 1, or the number 1 and one or more higher numbers, in squares printed on the ballot paper above the line."