Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts31. 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.