South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts83—Taking of declaration votes by electoral visitors
(1)
The Electoral Commissioner may, by notice published in the Gazette—
(a)
declare the whole or a specified part of an institution to be a declared
institution; or
(b) vary
or revoke a declaration under this section.
(2)
The Electoral Commissioner must, in respect of each election—
(a)
appoint a sufficient number of assistant returning officers to be
electoral visitors; and
(b) make
the necessary arrangements for all declared institutions within the district
in which the election is being held to be visited by electoral visitors so
that the votes of those persons at the declared institution who are entitled
to declaration votes may be taken before them.
(3) A declared
institution may be visited under this section at any time between the
expiration of 3 days from the date fixed for the nomination and the close of
poll on polling day.
(4) An electoral
visitor may require the person apparently in charge of a declared institution
to furnish him or her with the following information:
(a) the
names and addresses of the residents of the institution; and
(b) any
other information that is reasonably required in order to determine whether a
resident is entitled to exercise a declaration vote.
(5) A person
who—
(a)
hinders an electoral visitor in the exercise of functions under this section;
or
(b)
refuses or fails, without reasonable excuse, to furnish information when
required to do so under subsection (4),
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $750.
(6) A person must not
counsel or procure 2 or more residents of a declared institution to make
applications by post for the issue of declaration voting papers.
Maximum penalty: $750.