Local Government (General) Regulation 2021

A person claiming to vote at a polling place must state to an election official the name under which the person claims to vote, and such other particulars as the official requires for the purpose of checking that name on the authorised copy of the roll.

The election official must check that the name given by the person is on the authorised copy of the roll for the ward or area for which the polling place has been appointed.

The election official may, and at the request of a scrutineer must, put to the person the following questions before giving the person a ballot-paper—

Are you the person whose name appears as [name] on the roll for [ward of area or area]?

Are you of or above the age of 18 years?

Have you already voted, either here or elsewhere, at this election?

Are you disqualified from voting at this election?

Do you live in [ward of area or area]?

A person must not be given a ballot-paper and must not be allowed to vote if the person—

fails to satisfy a requirement under subsection (1), or

does not answer “yes” to questions (3)(a), (b) or (e), or

does not answer “no” to questions (3)(c) or (d).

However, a silent elector is not required to indicate a place of living in response to a requirement under subsection (1).

This section does not prevent a person from voting—

because of errors or omissions in the entry of the person’s name or date of birth as appearing on the authorised copy of the roll of electors if he or she satisfies the election official of his or her identity as the person referred to in the authorised copy of the roll, or

because the person’s name is not on the authorised copy of the roll if he or she complies with Subdivision 1A of Division 7.