Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01279:clause:1_27:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01279
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 27 (pt 2/40)
Character Range: 29812–32750

statement in:
          (a) an application; or
          (b) a declaration relating to an application.

            Penalty:   10 penalty units.

      35  Duty of an authorised witness

       (1) A person must not sign as an authorised witness to the signature of a voter on an application for a postal vote unless the person:
          (a) is satisfied as to the identity of the voter; and
          (b) has seen the voter sign the application; and
          (c) is satisfied that the statements in the application are true:
             (i) from personal knowledge; or
             (ii) from questioning of the voter or by other means.

            Penalty:   10 penalty units.

       (2) A person who signs as an authorised witness must write on the application the date on which he or she has signed it.

      36  Issue of postal voter cards and ballot‑papers

       (1) Subject to subrule (2), on receiving an application for a postal vote that is properly made, signed and witnessed, the Returning Officer must:
          (a) allocate a number to the application; and
          (b) record the same number on the postal voter card issued to the applicant; and
          (c) post to the applicant:
             (i) a postal voter card attached to an envelope; and
             (ii) a postal ballot‑paper; and
             (iii) an outer envelope addressed to the Returning Officer.

       (2) If the Returning Officer receives an application after the last mail clearance at the nearest post office on the last Thursday before polling day, the Returning Officer must not post a postal voter card or ballot‑paper to the applicant.

       (3) Before posting a postal voter card and postal ballot paper, the top of the front of the ballot paper must be marked with the initials of the polling official who issued the ballot paper, or caused it to be issued.

      37  Inspection of applications

       (1) If the Returning Officer issues a postal voter card and postal ballot‑paper, the Returning Officer must write the date of issue on the application to which they relate.

       (2) Subject to subrule (3), all applications for postal votes received by the Returning Officer must be open to public inspection at his or her office during ordinary office hours:
          (a) on and from the third day after polling day; and
          (b) until the time when the election can no longer be questioned.

       (3) Before making applications available for public inspection, the Returning Officer must remove from the applications the address of any person whose address has been excluded from the Roll under section 104 of the Electoral Act.

      38  Form of postal voter cards

        A postal voter card and postal ballot‑paper must be in the approved form.

      39  Postal voting

       (1) Subject to subrule (8), the following requirements for postal voting must be substantially given effect:
          (a) the