219ADistribution of postal vote applications

219A Distribution of postal vote applications

219A Distribution of postal vote applications

(1) A person, other than the Electoral Commissioner, must not distribute, or cause or permit to be distributed, an application to vote by post in an election under Division 10, unless—

(a) the application is in the form approved by the Electoral Commission, and

(b) the form states that the application must be submitted directly to the Electoral Commissioner, and

(c) no additional information or matter appears on the application.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) It is not an offence under subsection (1) for a person to make available at a post office an application to vote by post provided by the Electoral Commissioner.

s 219A: Ins 2026 No 6, Sch 1[92].