Local Government Act 1993

The Electoral Commissioner, the returning officer or an electoral officer in charge of an issuing place, if there is reasonable time to do so, is to send or deliver, or provide in person, supplementary ballot material in respect of an electoral area to a person if satisfied that the person– is an elector in respect of the electoral area and has not received the original documents; or is an elector in respect of the electoral area and has spoiled any of the original ballot material sent to him or her; or claims to be entitled under section 254(1), (2) or (3) to be enrolled on the electoral roll in respect of the electoral area; or is to be absent from the address shown on the list of electors for part or all of the polling period.

Supplementary ballot material is to be sent or delivered to the address shown on the list of electors unless a person referred to in subsection (1)(c) or (d) nominates another address.

A record is to be kept in an approved form of – the name and address of a person issued with supplementary ballot material; and the reason for that issue.