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REFERENDUMS ACT - SECT 31

Persons claiming to vote to give names and other particulars

    (1)     Subject to this Part and section 89, an officer must issue a ballot-paper to a person if:

        (a)     the person states his or her full name and any other particulars that are necessary to identify the person as an elector; and

        (b)     the person answers the following question in the absolute affirmative: "Is this the first time you have voted either here or elsewhere in this referendum?".

    (2)     An officer may, and at the request of a scrutineer must, put all or any of the following questions in addition to the question referred to in subsection (1) to a person who claims to vote under section 36(1) before issuing a ballot-paper to the person:

        (a)     "Are you of the age of 18 years or more?";

        (b)     "Are you an Australian citizen?"; and

        (c)     "Are you qualified to vote?",

and, if the person answers the question specified in paragraph (b) in the negative:

        (d)     "Were you a British subject who was enrolled as a Commonwealth, Territory, or State elector on 25 January 1984?".

    (3)     Subject to this section and Division 5, a ballot-paper is to be issued under this Part:

        (a)     only:

            (i)     between the hours of 8.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. on polling day; or

            (ii)     to an elector in a polling place at 6.00 p.m. on a polling day who wishes to vote; or

        (b)     only:

            (i)     during the hours specified under section 14(3) or those hours as changed or varied under section 24(1); or

            (ii)     to a person in a polling place, designated by a notice erected by a mobile polling team leader, at the expiration of the hours specified under section 14(3) or those hours as changed or varied under section 24(1) who wishes to vote.



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