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Electoral and Referendum Regulation 2016
15Authorised call centres
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#### 15 Authorised call centres
(1) The Electoral Commissioner must make arrangements for the establishment of one or more call centres to receive telephone calls from sight‑impaired persons or Antarctic electors who wish to:
(a) register for the purpose of being eligible to vote by an electronically assisted vote; or
(b) vote by an electronically assisted vote.
(2) The Electoral Commissioner may approve forms and other documents to be used by call centre operators and other officers for the purposes of:
(a) registering a sight‑impaired person or Antarctic elector for the purpose of being eligible to vote by an electronically assisted vote; and
(b) assisting a registered electronically assisted voter to vote by an electronically assisted vote.
> Note: Example: Statements and responses that allow call centre operators to explain to a sight‑impaired person or Antarctic elector how to register or vote.