Local Government Act 2020

After receiving a request from any person or organisation, other than a candidate under section 252, for a voters' roll, the VEC must—

identify the public interest in providing the requested information; and

consult with the Information Commissioner on the public interest in protecting the privacy of personal information; and

taking into account the advice of the Information Commissioner, make a finding whether or not the public interest in providing the voters' roll outweighs the public interest in protecting the privacy of personal information in the particular circumstances.

Subject to subsection (3), if the VEC has made a finding under subsection (1) that the public interest in providing the voters' roll outweighs the public interest in protecting the privacy of personal information, the VEC may—

provide the voters' roll to the person or organisation; and

charge a fee that covers the cost to the VEC of providing the voters' roll.

The VEC must obtain from the person or organisation to be provided with a voters' roll under this section an undertaking that the person or organisation will—

only use the voters' roll for the purpose for which the VEC agreed to provide the voters' roll; and

not copy the voters' roll or give it to any other person or organisation; and

return the voters' roll to the VEC or destroy the voters' roll after using it for the purpose for which the VEC agreed to provide the voters' roll.

A person or organisation that is provided with a copy of the voters' roll under subsection (2) must comply with subsection (3).