Electoral Regulation 1993

This regulation is the Electoral Regulation 1993.

The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.

Note 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in this regulation.

Note 2 A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).

A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this regulation.

Note See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.

The chief health officer is a prescribed authority.

The following are prescribed purposes:

maintaining the cancer register under the Public Health Regulation 2000, section 46;

contacting women to offer breast cancer screening and prevention services;

contacting people aged 45 to 49 years for health assessment.

The chief health officer may give roll information to another person or entity if the only use of the information authorised by the chief health officer is for a prescribed purpose under this section.

A person or entity given roll information under subsection (3) may only use the information for a prescribed purpose under this section.

For the Act, section 65 (Provision of roll information to prescribed authorities)—

the director‑general of Treasury is a prescribed authority; and

assisting the director‑general of Treasury to contact a former Totalcare employee about superannuation is a prescribed purpose.

The director‑general of Treasury may give roll information to another person or entity if the only use of the information authorised by the director‑general is to contact a former Totalcare employee about superannuation.

A person or entity given roll information under subsection (2) may only use the information for contacting a former Totalcare employee about superannuation.

In this section:

director‑general of Treasury means the director‑general of the Treasury Directorate.

superannuation includes any superannuation matter associated with a person’s former employment with Totalcare.

Totalcare means Totalcare Industries Limited ABN 70 054 435 746.

The public trustee and guardian is a prescribed authority.

Administration of deceased estates is a prescribed purpose.

The public trustee and guardian may give roll information to another person or entity if the only use of the information authorised by the public trustee and guardian is to administer a deceased estate.

A person or entity given roll information under subsection (3) may only use the information for a prescribed purpose under this section.

The commissioner for revenue is a prescribed authority.

The administration or enforcement of a tax law is a prescribed purpose.

The commissioner for revenue may give roll information to another person or entity if the only use of the information authorised by the commissioner for revenue is to administer or enforce a tax law.

A person or entity given roll information under subsection (3) may only use the information to administer or enforce a tax law.

The integrity commissioner is a prescribed authority.

Each of the following is a prescribed purpose:

under the Integrity Commission Act 2018—

dealing with corruption reports (including carrying out preliminary inquiries mentioned in section 86 of that Act); and

investigating conduct that is alleged to be corrupt conduct; and

identifying, exposing and preventing corrupt conduct; and

referring suspected instances of criminality or wrongdoing to the appropriate authority for further investigation and action;

under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012—

assessing disclosures of disclosable conduct; and

investigating public interest disclosures; and

reviewing investigations of public interest disclosures.

The integrity commissioner may give roll information to another person or entity if—

the person or entity is authorised by the integrity commissioner to use the information for the following purposes only:

investigating conduct that is alleged to be corrupt conduct as mentioned in subsection (2) (a) (ii);

investigating or taking action in relation to suspected criminality or wrongdoing as mentioned in subsection (2) (a) (iv); or

the person or entity has power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions, and the information is given so that the integrity commission may fulfil a purpose mentioned in paragraph (a).

Example—par (b)

giving roll information to a magistrate when applying for a search warrant as part of an investigation of conduct that is alleged to be corrupt conduct

A person or entity given roll information under subsection (3) (a) may use the information only as authorised.

In this section:

corrupt conduct—see the Integrity Commission Act 2018, section 9.

disclosable conduct—see the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012, section 8.

public interest disclosure—see the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012, section 7.

The ActewAGL retail partnership ABN 46 221 314 841 (Icon Retail Investments Limited ABN 23 074 371 207 and AGL ACT Retail Investments Pty Ltd ABN 53 093 631 586) is prescribed.

The heading to be printed or endorsed on a ballot paper to be used for declaration voting must be the heading to a ballot paper set out in the Act, schedule 1 modified by inserting Declaration next to Ballot paper.