Electoral Act 1992

Subject to subsection (2), if an elector satisfies an issuing officer that the elector is unable to vote without help, the elector may be accompanied in the polling booth by another person chosen by the elector.

The other person may help the elector in any of the following ways—

acting as an interpreter;

explaining the ballot paper and the requirements of section 122 relating to its marking;

marking, or helping the elector to mark, the ballot paper in the way the elector wishes;

folding the ballot paper and putting it in the ballot box.

If an elector (including an elector who makes or must make a declaration vote) is unable to enter a polling booth because of illness, disability or advanced pregnancy, but is able to come to a place (the voting place) close to the polling booth, then, subject to subsection (4)—

the issuing officer may perform the issuing officer’s functions; and

the voter may vote;

The issuing officer must—

before taking any action under subsection (3), inform any scrutineers present of the proposed action; and

allow only 1 scrutineer for each candidate to be present at the voting place; and

ensure that, after the ballot paper is marked, it is—

folded to conceal the vote; and

put into an envelope and sealed; and

if the elector has made an ordinary vote—open the envelope inside the polling booth in the presence of any scrutineers and put the folded ballot paper in a ballot box.