32   Addition of names to rolls

(1)  Names may be added to rolls pursuant to claims for enrolment or transfer of enrolment or claims for provisional enrolment.

(2)  A claim shall:

(a)  be in the prescribed form,

(b)  subject to subsection (3), be signed by the claimant, and

(c)  either:

(i)  be attested by an elector or a person entitled to have the person’s name placed on a roll (who must sign the claim as witness in the witness’s own hand writing), unless subparagraph (ii) applies, or

(ii)  be supported by the evidence of the claimant’s identity that is required by the regulations, if regulations for the purposes of this subparagraph are in force when the claim is made.

(3)  If a person wishes to make a claim for enrolment, for transfer of enrolment or for provisional enrolment and a registered medical practitioner has certified, in writing, that the person is so physically incapacitated that the person cannot sign the claim, another person may, on behalf of the person, fill out and sign the claim in accordance with the directions of the first-mentioned person.

(4)  A claim shall be completed in accordance with the directions prescribed in the form.

(5)  A certificate referred to in subsection (3) shall be lodged with the claim to which it relates.

(6)  The regulations may:

(a)  require a claim to be supported by evidence of the claimant’s identity for the purposes of subsection (2) (c) (ii), and

(b)  impose additional requirements in relation to identification for enrolment, including requirements as to:

(i)  the attestation of a claim, or

(ii)  the inclusion in a claim, or the attachment to a claim, of particulars or material regarding identification.