Use of enrolment information—application of section 51 of Electoral Act 2017
284B Use of enrolment information—application of section 51 of Electoral Act 2017
The provisions of section 51(1) and (2) (other than section 51(2)(c)) of the Electoral Act 2017 are adopted in connection with enrolment information provided under section 284A, with modifications so that those provisions as modified are as set out in subsections (2) and (3), including the penalty set out at the end of subsection (2).
Note.
Section 748(3) and (4) of the Act provide for the creation of offences in connection with elections and polls by adopting, with such modifications as are necessary, any of the provisions of the Electoral Act 2017, and for the penalty for such an offence not to exceed the penalty for the corresponding offence in that Act.
A person must not use enrolment information that is provided by the Electoral Commissioner under section 284A except for a purpose that is a permitted purpose in relation to the person to whom the information was provided.
Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units.
A permitted purpose is any purpose in connection with an election under the Act.
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