86Prosecution officer to deal with persons on the list of non-voters

86 Prosecution officer to deal with persons on the list of non-voters

(1) The prosecution officer must, within a period of 6 months starting on the day immediately after election day, send by post to each person whose name appears on the list of non-voters prepared under regulation 85 a notice containing the following—

(a) advice that the person must provide a statement signed by the person as to whether the person has a sufficient excuse for not voting and if so, what that excuse is;

(b) the time allowed for providing the excuse, which must not be less than 21 days;

(c) advice of the action which may be taken if the person does not provide a sufficient excuse within the meaning of regulation 84.

(2) The notice must be sent to the last known address of the voter.

(3) If a person is unable by reason of absence from the person's residence or illness, disability or infirmity to meet the requirements of a notice given under this regulation within the time allowed, another person of or over the age of 18 years who has personal knowledge of the facts may do so on the person's behalf.

(4) The prosecution officer must keep a record of—

(a) all persons who have provided a sufficient excuse for not voting; and

(b) all persons who have not provided a sufficient excuse for not voting; and

(c) all persons who did not respond to a notice sent under subregulation (1).

(5) A person must not provide a false excuse for not voting.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

Pt 8 (Heading and reg. 87) inserted by S.R. No. 92/2020 reg. 41, substituted as Pt 8 (Heading and regs 87–95) by S.R. No. 104/2022 reg. 12.