10Procedures for registering a secure telephone voter

10 Procedures for registering a secure telephone voter

(1) If an individual who is entitled under subsection 8(2) to be registered as a secure telephone voter complies with section 9, the Electoral Commissioner must: (a) register the individual as a secure telephone voter; and (b) provide the individual with a registration number for the purposes of voting by a secure telephone vote; and (c) register a personal identification number chosen by the individual for the purposes of voting by a secure telephone vote. (2) The Electoral Commissioner must in writing: (a) determine the days on which and times when individuals may apply to be registered by the Electoral Commissioner as a secure telephone voter; and (b) approve a form and manner for the purposes of making an application under subsection 9(1) to be registered as a secure telephone voter; and (c) determine procedures for assessing whether an individual may be registered by the Electoral Commissioner as a secure telephone voter under subsection (1) of this section.

Note: The form and manner determined under paragraph (b) of this subsection and the procedures determined under paragraph (c) of this subsection must be consistent with the requirements in this instrument.

(3) Days and times determined under paragraph (2)(a) must be during the period: (a) starting at 6.01 pm on the Wednesday that is 3 days before the polling day in the election; and (b) ending on the close of the poll for the election. (4) The procedures must include: (a) procedures for assessing whether an individual is entitled to be registered as a secure telephone voter; and (b) procedures for the submission of evidence for the purposes of that assessment; and (c) procedures for advising an individual, when making the declaration required by paragraph 9(2)(a), that voting in the election includes voting by attending a polling place, by a pre‑poll vote or by a postal vote. (5) The procedures may provide for the audio recording of applications to be registered as a secure telephone voter that are made by calling an authorised call centre. If so, the procedures must require applicants to be informed that calls may be recorded. (6) The Electoral Commissioner must make and keep a register for the purposes of registering secure telephone voters.