Electoral Act 1907

The Electoral Commissioner must, as soon as practicable after receiving a notice under section 175MA, publish the information contained in the notice on the Commission website.

However, if the Electoral Commissioner considers that the information contained in the notice is false or misleading in a material particular, the Electoral Commissioner may refuse to publish the information contained in the notice.

The Electoral Commissioner must ensure that the following information is not published under subsection (1) —

information about a person’s bank accounts or other similar financial details;

a person’s address other than their postcode;

other personal information the Electoral Commissioner considers is not appropriate to publish because publication of the information places the personal safety of the person to whom the information relates, or the members of the family of that person, at risk.

If a person informs the Electoral Commissioner when giving a notice under section 175MA that the person is a silent elector, or enrolled on a roll in the Commonwealth or another State or a Territory with equivalent status as a silent elector, the Electoral Commissioner must ensure that the person’s address (including their postcode) is not published under subsection (1).