Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

An application for a pre‑poll vote may be made to:

any pre‑poll voting officer; or

an Assistant Returning Officer at a place outside Australia.

Pre‑poll voting at the office of an Assistant Returning Officer outside Australia must be by pre‑poll declaration vote. Voting by pre‑poll ordinary vote is not available at such offices (see section 200DD).

The application must be made by the elector in person.

The elector making the application shall inform the officer to whom the application is made of:

the Division for which the elector is enrolled; and

any matters prescribed by the regulations.