Electoral Act 1907

During the postal application period for an election, an elector may make an application (a postal vote application) in the approved form to an issuing officer to vote by postal voting in the election.

The postal vote application —

may be made within or outside the State; and

must —

state the applicant’s name and electoral address; and

contain a statement by the applicant to the effect that the applicant is an elector; and

subject to subsection (3), be signed by the applicant; and

if the elector expects to be absent from their electoral address if and when documents are sent under section 100D — state an address to which the documents must be sent.

If the elector satisfies a witness that the elector is unable to sign the postal vote application because the elector has a sight impairment or other physical impairment or has insufficient literacy skills, the elector may make a distinguishing mark on the postal vote application before the witness.

A person may be a witness for the purposes of subsection (3) if the person —

has attained the age of 18 years; and

is not a candidate in an election in relation to which the postal vote application is made.

If an election in a district and a Council election have the same polling day, the elector’s application is taken to be an application to vote by postal voting at each of those elections.