(1) An elector whose name appears on a Roll is an authorised witness. (2) Outside Australia, the following persons are authorised witnesses: (a) an officer of the Defence Force or of the naval, military or air forces of a Commonwealth country; (b) a person appointed or engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 ; (c) a member of the civil or public service of a State or Territory or of a Commonwealth country; (d) a Justice of the Peace for a State or Territory or a Commonwealth country; (e) a minister of religion or medical practitioner resident in a State or Territory or a Commonwealth country; (f) an Australian citizen. (3) A person who is a candidate at an election is not an authorised witness in relation to the casting of a postal vote in that election. (4) In this section: Commonwealth country means a body politic, or part of a body politic, that is a member of the international organisation known as the Commonwealth of Nations.
§ CEA s. 193Authorised witnesses
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