51Casting postal vote

51 Casting postal vote (1) The elector must show the elector's unmarked postal voting papers to an authorised witness. (2) The elector must, in the presence of the authorised witness, sign his or her name on the postal vote certificate. (3) The authorised witness must: (a) sign his or her name on the postal vote certificate; and (b) insert the date and time. (4) The elector must, in the presence of the authorised witness but so that the authorised witness cannot see the vote: (a) mark his or her vote on the declaration ballot paper; and (b) fold the ballot paper and place it in the envelope bearing the postal vote certificate and seal the envelope. (5) However, if the elector is illiterate or so physically incapacitated that he or she is unable to mark the ballot paper without assistance, the authorised witness must: (a) mark the elector's ballot paper in accordance with the elector's instructions; and (b) fold the ballot paper and place it in the envelope bearing the postal vote certificate and seal the envelope. (6) As soon as practicable after subsection (4) or (5) is complied with, the elector must send the envelope to the Commission.