Information on electoral rolls to be provided to particular people and organisations
61 Information on electoral rolls to be provided to particular people and organisations
The following table sets out persons and organisations to whom the commission must give stated information about electoral rolls and states the information to be given and the circumstances in which it is to be given.
| Item | Person or organisation | Information to be given | Circumstances in which information is to be given |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a candidate for an election | a certified copy, in a form decided by the commissioner, of the entire electoral roll for the electoral district for which the candidate is seeking election | (a)on request by the candidate; and(b)as soon as practicable after the cut-off day for the nomination of candidates; and(c)without charge |
| 2 | a registered political party | a copy, in electronic form, of the most recent version of the entire electoral roll for any electoral district or all electoral districts | (a)on request by the party; and(b)at a price which reasonably reflects the cost of producing that copy |
| 3 | a registered political party | a copy, in electronic form, of the changes to the most recent version of the entire electoral roll for any electoral district or all electoral districts | (a)on request by the party; and(b)at a price which reasonably reflects the cost of producing that copy |
| 4 | a member of the Legislative Assembly | a reasonable number of copies, in printed form, of the most recent version of the entire electoral roll for the electoral district the member represents | (a)as soon as practicable after each of the following happens—(i)the member is declared elected;(ii)the roll is prepared under section 59(1)(c); and(b)without charge |
| 5 | a member of theLegislative Assembly | a copy, in electronic form, of the most recent version of the entire electoral roll for the electoral district the member represents | (a)once during each Legislative Assembly; and(b)without charge |
| 6 | a member of the Legislative Assembly | a copy, in electronic form, of the changes to the most recent version of the entire electoral roll for the electoral district the member represents | without charge |
| 7 | local government | a copy, in electronic form, of the most recent version of the entire electoral roll for any electoral district wholly or partly within the local government’s area | (a)on request by the local government; and(b)at a price fixed or decided under a regulation |
| 8 | local government | a copy, in electronic form, of the changes to the most recent version of the entire electoral roll for any electoral district wholly or partly within the local government's area | (a)on request by the local government; and(b)at a price fixed or decided under a regulation |
The following table sets out persons and organisations to whom the commission may give a copy, in any form, of information in relation to electoral rolls and states the information that may be given and the circumstances in which it may be given.
| Item | Person or organisation | Information to be given | Circumstances in which information is to be given |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | an entity prescribed under a regulation that is a department or State public authority | a copy, in electronic form, of the most recent version of the entire, or part of the, electoral roll for any electoral district | (a)on request by the department or State public authority; and(b)without charge; and(c)for a purpose prescribed under a regulation |
Subsection (2) does not prevent an entity other than the commission, when providing a person or organisation with services for accessing information given by the commission, charging the person or organisation for the services.
Other than as provided by this section, the commission must not provide a copy of any part of an electoral roll, other than the publicly available part, to a person other than—
a senior electoral officer; or
a member of the commission’s staff; or
a person performing functions under an arrangement mentioned in section 62.
This provision refers to the regulations (a regulation
). Made under this Act:
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