Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

All officers in the service of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, officers in the service of any local governing body, and all occupiers of habitations shall upon application furnish to the Electoral Commissioner or to any officer acting under the Electoral Commissioner’s direction all such information as the Electoral Commissioner requires in connexion with the preparation, maintenance or revision of the Rolls.

The Electoral Commissioner must cause reviews to be conducted of the Rolls, with a view to ascertaining such information as is required for the preparation, maintenance and revision of the Rolls.

There must be paid to the Electoral Commissioner, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounts equal to the sum of the expenses reasonably incurred by him or her in respect of reviews conducted under subsection (2).

The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the purposes of subsection (3).

The Finance Minister may make advances to the Electoral Commissioner on account of the amount that is expected to become payable under this section to the Electoral Commissioner.

Amounts payable to the Electoral Commissioner under this section shall be paid in such amounts, and at such times, as the Finance Minister determines.