(1)  An application for a postal vote is to –

(a) be in accordance with the approved form; and

(b) include such details in respect of the applicant as may be approved for the purpose of identifying the applicant; and

(c) include the address for which the person claims to be enrolled; and

(d) include the address to which the ballot paper is to be sent; and

(e) if required by section 125(2) , include the declaration referred to in that subsection; and

(f) be signed by the applicant or authenticated by another approved method; and

(g) be lodged with a returning officer or a person approved for the purpose, before –

(i) if the postal vote is to be sent within Australia, 6.00 p.m. on the second day before polling day; or

(ii) if the postal vote is to be sent outside Australia, 6.00 p.m. on the fourth day before polling day.

(2)  An application for a postal vote is to be made available for public inspection at the office of the returning officer from and including the third day after polling day until the expiration of the relevant period specified in section 150(1) .

(3)  Before making an application available for inspection under subsection (2) , the returning officer is to remove any information other than the elector's name from an application lodged by an elector whose address, pursuant to section 36(5) , does not appear on the roll.