Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

An application to a pre‑poll voting officer must be made:

at a pre‑poll voting office; and

on a day, and during the hours, specified in the declaration made under subsection 200BA(1) for making such applications at that office.

An application to an Assistant Returning Officer shall be made:

at the office of the Assistant Returning Officer; and

during ordinary office hours or during such other hours as the Assistant Returning Officer fixes.

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).

An elector may not make an application after the close of the poll in the State or Territory in which the elector is making the application.