Electoral Act 1992

After the writ for an election is returned, the commission must publish on the commission’s website—

the number of first preference votes given for each candidate in the election; and

information about the distribution of preference votes, other than first preference votes, given for the candidates for election in each electoral district.

Also, after the writ for an election is returned, a registered political party or independent member (each a requester) may ask the commission for elector information for the election.

The commission must comply with a request under subsection (2) by giving the requester the elector information about each elector who—

was enrolled, for the election, on the electoral roll for—

for a request made by a registered political party—each electoral district; or

for a request made by an independent member—the electoral district for which the member was elected; and

voted in the election.

The elector information about an elector who voted in an election is—

the elector’s name and address; and

whether the elector voted in person, by post or in another way; and

if the elector voted in person at a polling place in the electoral district for which the elector was enrolled for the election—the location of the polling place.

However, the commission must not give elector information about a silent elector to a registered political party or independent member.

A person must not use, disclose to another person or allow another person to access elector information given to a registered political party or independent member under this section, unless the use, disclosure or giving of access is for a purpose related to an election.Maximum penalty for subsection (6)—200 penalty units.

In this section—independent member means an elected member who is not a member of a registered political party.