New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - SECT 138

138 Manner and form of declaration

(1) A declaration under this Division--

(a) is to be printed or written on an envelope addressed to the Electoral Commissioner, and

(b) is to be signed by the person making the declaration, and

(c) is to be witnessed by the election official before whom the declaration is made.

(2) Despite subsection (1), if the elector objects on religious grounds to signing a written declaration, the declaration may be made orally and the signature of the elector may be made by an election official on the elector's behalf.

Note : For example, an orthodox Jewish elector may, for religious reasons, be unable to cast a vote in a written form or sign a written declaration on a Saturday or other Jewish festival day.

(3) The regulations may make further provision regarding the manner and form of declarations under this Division.