Disclosure of particular information
193 Disclosure of particular information
This section applies to a person who is or has been:
the Commissioner; or
an officer; or
(c) a member of the Commission's staff, or a consultant of the Commission, mentioned in section 328 of the Electoral Act 2004.
(2) The person must not directly or indirectly do any of the following:
(a) make a record of, or communicate to another person, information acquired by the person because of the person's involvement in the administration of this Act;
(b) give another person, or permit another person to have access to, any of the following:
the roll or a copy of it;
the extract or a copy of it;
a certified list of voters or a copy of it;
(iv) information contained in any of the documents mentioned in subparagraphs (i) to (iii) or another document given to the person for the administration of this Act.
Maximum penalty: 400 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
Subsection (2) does not apply:
(a) to the extent to which it is necessary for the person to do the thing mentioned in that subsection for this or another Act; or
if the person is authorised or required by law to do the thing.
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