Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152:section:185:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 185 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 392394–395125

185  Registration as general postal voter
 (1) If the Electoral Commissioner is satisfied that an application has been made in accordance with section 184A, the Electoral Commissioner must register the applicant as a general postal voter for the Division to which the application relates.
 (2) If:
 (a) a claim for enrolment or transfer of enrolment is made to the Electoral Commissioner; and
 (b) the claim is signed under subsection 98(3); and
 (c) the claim indicates that the claimant wishes to be registered as a general postal voter for a Division;
the Electoral Commissioner must register the claimant as a general postal voter for the Division.
 (3) If an elector who is registered as a general postal voter for a Division (in this subsection called the original Division) makes a claim for transfer of enrolment to another Division (the new Division), the Electoral Commissioner must:
 (a) cancel the registration of the elector as a general postal voter for the original Division; and
 (b) register the elector as a general postal voter for the new Division, unless the Electoral Commissioner is satisfied that the elector would not be entitled to registration on application under subsection 184A(1).
 (4) Registration of an elector as a general postal voter for a Division is effected by entering in the Register for the Division the following particulars of the elector:
 (a) full name;
 (b) except in the case of an elector whose address has been excluded from the Roll under section 104, the address shown in the Roll as the real place of living of the elector;
 (c) such other particulars (if any) as the Electoral Commissioner determines.
 (4AA) The Electoral Commissioner must not, for the purposes of paragraph (4)(c), determine any particulars relating to whether an elector is a designated elector.
 (4A) Nothing in paragraphs (4)(b) and (c) allows or requires the Electoral Commissioner to include in the Register for a Division information that the Electoral Commissioner is aware would or might enable any of the following to be ascertained:
 (a) the fact that a particular person has been, is or will be serving outside Australia as:
 (i) a defence member or a defence civilian; or
 (ii) an AFP officer or staff member;
 (b) the place where a particular person has been, is or will be serving outside Australia in a capacity referred to in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii);
 (c) the period of time when a particular person has been, is or will be serving outside Australia in a capacity referred to in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii);
 (d) without limiting any of the preceding paragraphs—the postal address of a person who is serving outside Australia in a capacity referred to in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii);
 (e)