Electoral Act 1992

This section applies if—

a person attends a place in a State where voters may cast a declaration vote before polling day (an interstate declaration polling place) when the place is operational; and

the person claims to be entitled to vote at the election.

The authorised officer must—

issue declaration voting papers to the person; and

give the person a written statement indicating the consequences of casting a declaration vote under this section; and

record the person’s name.

However, an authorised officer must not issue declaration voting papers to a person who indicates they have already voted at the election.

Section 135 (4) applies to the casting of a declaration vote under this section as if—

it were a declaration vote under section 135; and

the reference in section 135 (4) to an unoccupied voting compartment were a reference to an unoccupied part of the place where the person attends before the authorised officer.