Electors leaving Australia but staying on Commonwealth roll to stay on register of electors
17A Electors leaving Australia but staying on Commonwealth roll to stay on register of electors
This section applies to a person if —
the person is enrolled for a district; and
the person’s name appears on the electoral roll maintained under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 for a Commonwealth subdivision in the State in respect of an address that is the same as the person’s electoral address; and
by virtue of an application made under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 section 94(1) before the person ceased to reside in Australia, the name of the person is retained on the electoral roll maintained under that Act for the Commonwealth subdivision referred to in paragraph (aa); and
the Commonwealth roll referred to in paragraph (b) is annotated to indicate that the person is an eligible overseas elector under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 section 94.
While the name of the person continues to be included on the Commonwealth roll referred to in subsection (1)(b) with the annotation referred to in subsection (1)(c) —
the person is entitled to be, and continues to be, enrolled for the district referred to in subsection (1)(a); and
the person is entitled to vote in —
any Council election; and
any election in the district for which the person continues to be enrolled.
[Section 17A inserted: No. 64 of 2006 s. 17; amended: No. 20 of 2021 s. 25; No. 30 of 2023 s. 17.]
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