Authorised witnesses
193 Authorised witnesses
An elector whose name appears on a Roll is an authorised witness.
Outside Australia, the following persons are authorised witnesses:
an officer of the Defence Force or of the naval, military or air forces of a Commonwealth country;
a person appointed or engaged under the Public Service Act 1999;
a member of the civil or public service of a State or Territory or of a Commonwealth country;
a Justice of the Peace for a State or Territory or a Commonwealth country;
a minister of religion or medical practitioner resident in a State or Territory or a Commonwealth country;
an Australian citizen.
A person who is a candidate at an election is not an authorised witness in relation to the casting of a postal vote in that election.
In this section:
Commonwealth country means a body politic, or part of a body politic, that is a member of the international organisation known as the Commonwealth of Nations.
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