Electoral Act 1907

If an elector receives documents sent to the elector under section 100D, whether within or outside of the State, the elector must —

mark the elector’s vote on the postal ballot paper in accordance with —

if the ballot paper is for a single member election — section 98C; or

if the ballot paper is for a Council election where the relevant number is more than one — section 98D or 98E;

enclose the postal ballot paper in the envelope marked “postal ballot paper”; and

sign and date the declaration provided with the postal ballot paper; and

enclose the envelope marked “postal ballot paper” and the declaration in the envelope addressed to the Electoral Commissioner; and

ensure that the envelope addressed to the Electoral Commissioner —

is sent to the Electoral Commissioner under subsection (3); or

is delivered to the Electoral Commissioner before the close of the poll.

If an election in a district and a Council election have the same polling day, a declaration made in relation to a postal ballot paper under subsection (1)(c) applies in relation to both of the elections.

The envelope addressed to the Electoral Commissioner is sent to the Electoral Commissioner under this subsection if —

the envelope is received before 9 am on the Thursday after polling day; and

any of the following apply —

the postmark on the envelope is dated on or before polling day;

the postmark on the envelope is dated with the date of the Sunday immediately after polling day and the declaration is signed on or before polling day;

the postmark on the envelope is not legible, or there is no postmark on the envelope, but the declaration is signed on or before polling day.