Electoral Act 1907

In addition to the other powers of alteration conferred by this Act, the register of electors may be altered by the Electoral Commissioner or by an enrolment officer as follows:

By correcting any obvious mistake or omission, but not to the extent of wholly removing a name from the register of electors except where a name is repeated.

By altering the particulars of the enrolment of an elector so as to record any change therein resulting from —

the numbering or renumbering of a street or locality; or

the naming or renaming of a street or locality; or

any other like circumstance.

By removing the name of any person who requests in writing that their name may be removed from the register of electors.

By changing, upon the written application of an elector, the electoral address of the elector to an altered name or address.

By removing the names of persons reported as being —

dead;

disqualified by section 18;

already enrolled in another district or whose names are repeated on the same roll.

By re‑instating any name removed by mistake under the last preceding paragraph.