Issue of declaration ballot paper
57 Issue of declaration ballot paper
This section applies if:
(a) a person attends before an authorised officer at an early voting centre during the hours of polling on a day decided under section 53(1)(b); and
the person states the person's full name and address; and
(c) the officer is satisfied the officer's certified list of voters does not state the person's name and address; and
the person answers the voter's question in the affirmative; and
(e) the person completes and signs a declaration in the approved form in the presence of the officer; and
the officer signs the declaration as witness.
(2) The officer must issue a ballot paper (a declaration ballot paper) to the person.
The officer must:
(a) immediately before issuing the ballot paper to the person, initial the back of the ballot paper; and
(b) immediately after issuing the ballot paper to the person, make a record of its issue.
The declaration by the person must state the following:
the person:
(i) has complied with Part VIII of the Commonwealth Act before the close of roll; or
(ii) has made an application under section 15(4)(a) in the circumstances mentioned in section 15(4)(b) before the close of roll;
(b) if paragraph (a)(i) applies – to the best of the person's knowledge, no objection has been upheld in relation to the inclusion of the person's name on the roll;
(c) the person is not qualified for enrolment in a division other than the division for which the person claims to vote;
the person has not already voted at the election.
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