Queensland Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 1992 - SECT 109

109 Help to enable electors to vote at hospitals

(1) If a polling booth is a hospital or part of a hospital, an issuing officer may visit patients in the hospital or the part of the hospital for the purpose of enabling them to vote.

(2) When visiting a patient, the issuing officer must—

(a) take to the patient—

(i) a ballot paper or a ballot paper and declaration envelope; and

(ii) a ballot box; and

(iii) anything else necessary to enable the patient to vote; and

(b) if a scrutineer wishes—be accompanied by the scrutineer.

(3) The issuing officer must ensure that, so far as reasonably practicable, section 107 is complied with when the patient votes.