Local Government Act 1993

A person is entitled to be enrolled on the electoral roll kept under section 258(7) in respect of an electoral area if the person is enrolled on the electoral roll for the House of Assembly in respect of an address within that electoral area.

A person, other than a person referred to in subsection (1), is entitled to be enrolled on the electoral roll kept under section 258(1) in respect of an electoral area if the person – is an owner or occupier of land in the electoral area; and is over the age of 18; and is not serving a term of imprisonment; and is not subject to an assessment order or treatment order under the Mental Health Act 2013 or an order under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1995.

A person is entitled to be enrolled on the electoral roll kept under section 258(1) in respect of an electoral area if a nomination of the person to vote in respect of the electoral area on behalf of a corporate body has effect under section 255.

A person is entitled to vote in an election in respect of an electoral area if the person – is on a list of electors kept under section 261(2) in respect of the electoral area; and is, or will be, 18 years old or more before the closing day for the election.

A person is entitled to vote in an election in respect of an electoral area if the person is on a list of electors kept under section 261(1) in respect of the electoral area.

A person is entitled to vote, on behalf of a corporate body, in an election in respect of an electoral area, if – a nomination of the person to vote in respect of the electoral area on behalf of the corporate body has effect under section 255; and the person is on a list of electors kept under section 261(1) in respect of the electoral area.

A person who is a resident in one municipal area and is also an owner or occupier of land in one or more other municipal areas, is entitled to vote, in an election, in respect of each of those municipal areas in respect of which the person is on a list of electors kept under section 261(1) or (2).