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Electoral Act 2004
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62 Issue of postal voting papers
(1) On receipt of the properly completed application, an authorised
officer must issue and send to the applicant:
(a) a postal vote certificate printed on an envelope addressed to
the Commission; and
(b) a ballot paper (a declaration ballot paper).
(2) However, an authorised officer must not send postal voting papers
to the applicant before the determination under section 41 for the
(2A) The authorised officer must send postal voting papers:
(a) if a properly completed application was received before the
determination – as soon as practicable after the determination;
or
(b) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), if a properly completed
application is received after the determination – as soon as
practicable after receiving the application.
(3) An authorised officer must not send postal voting papers to the
applicant if:
(aa) the application is received before the beginning of the
calendar year in which election day occurs; or
(a) the application is received after 5 pm on the day that is 4 days
before election day and the address to which the ballot papers
are to be sent is outside Australia; or
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(b) the application is received after 5 pm on the day that is 2 days
before election day and the address to which the ballot papers
are to be sent is in Australia.
(4) However, an authorised officer may send postal voting papers to
the applicant whose application is received later than the time
mentioned in subsection (3)(a) or (b) if the officer considers doing
so is appropriate, having regard to:
(a) the special circumstances of the applicant; and
(b) the need to allow sufficient time for the papers to be
completed by the applicant by 6 pm on election day; and
(c) any other matters the officer considers relevant.