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(1) As soon as practicable after the close of roll and before the nomination day, the Commissioner must compile a roll for the election.
(2) The roll must include the names and addresses of all persons whose names:
(a) appear on the roll under the Electoral Act 2004 at the close of roll; and
(b) if a general election were to be held under that Act on the polling day, would be required to be included in the certified list of voters for a division under section 44(2) of that Act for that election.
(3) The roll must also include the name and address of each person whose name:
(a) appears on the Roll for a Subdivision under the Commonwealth Act at the close of roll because of a claim for enrolment under section 100 of that Act; and
(b) apart from being less than 18 years of age, if a general election were to be held under the Electoral Act 2004 on the polling day, would be required to be included in the certified list of voters for a division under section 44(2) of that Act for that election.
Note for subsection (3)(a)
A person who is 16 years of age may make a claim for enrolment under section 100 of the Commonwealth Act.
(4) Despite any other provision, the roll must include the name and address of a person who is not covered by subsection (2) or (3) in the following circumstances:
(a) the person makes an application before the close of roll in the approved form to the Commission for the person's enrolment;
(b) when the application is made, if the person were at the age he or she would be on the polling day, the person would be entitled to make a claim for enrolment under section 100 of the Commonwealth Act;
the Commission:
(i) is satisfied the requirements in paragraphs (a) and (b) are met; and
approves the application.
The roll must, for each elector:
(a) specify the division in which the elector's residential address is located as the division for which the elector is enrolled; and
(b) contain the same information about the elector that is required of a roll prepared under the Electoral Act 2004 for an elector under that Act.
Note for subsection (5)(b)
See section 11 of the Electoral Act 2004 for the information required of a roll prepared under that Act.
In this section:
address, of an elector, includes:
the residential address of the elector; and
(b) if the elector's postal address is different from the elector's residential address – the postal address.
name, of an elector, includes the surname and each given name of the elector.
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