Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

A person who:

makes an application to become an Australian citizen under section 21 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007; and

would, if he or she were an Australian citizen, be entitled, in respect of residence at an address, to enrolment for a subdivision;

If a person who has made a provisional claim for enrolment for a subdivision, either under subsection (1) or under this subsection:

is living at an address in another subdivision; and

has lived at that address for the period of one month last past;

If a person makes a provisional claim for enrolment under subsection (2), any previous provisional claim for enrolment by that person has no effect.

A claim:

must be in the approved form; and

subject to subsection (5), must be signed by the claimant; and

must be lodged:

if the claim is made under subsection (1)—together with the claimant’s application to become an Australian citizen; or

if the claim is made under subsection (2)—with the Electoral Commissioner; and

must comply with section 98AA (evidence of identity requirements).

If:

a person wishes to make a provisional claim for enrolment; and

a registered medical practitioner has certified, in writing, that the person is so physically incapacitated that the person cannot sign the claim;

The Secretary of the Immigration Department must:

send to the Electoral Commissioner, as soon as practicable, any provisional claim for enrolment lodged by a person under subparagraph (4)(c)(i); and

if the person becomes an Australian citizen as a result of the person’s application to become an Australian citizen—inform the Electoral Commissioner, as soon as practicable, that the person has become an Australian citizen.

If a person who has made a provisional claim for enrolment for a subdivision becomes an Australian citizen, the provisional claim is taken to be a claim for enrolment for the subdivision, made by the person on the day on which the person becomes an Australian citizen.

If a person who has made a provisional claim for enrolment is refused approval to become an Australian citizen, the provisional claim has no effect.