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Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
73CLAssistance to certain voters
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#### 73CL Assistance to certain voters
(1) If the voter satisfies a voting officer that the voter cannot read or is so disabled as to be unable to vote without assistance, a person chosen by the voter may, according to the directions of the voter, do any of the following acts:
(d) enter an unoccupied compartment of the voting place with the voter and mark the voter’s vote on the ballot paper;
(e) deposit the ballot paper in a ballot‑box.
(2) Directions under subsection (1) may be given by reference to a how‑to‑vote card.
(3) The other provisions of this Division have effect subject to this section.