Disclosing particular information to persons other than parliamentary parties and members of Parliament
62AC Disclosing particular information to persons other than parliamentary parties and members of Parliament
A person who is not a parliamentary party or a member of the Council or the Assembly may request that the Electoral Commissioner disclose enrolment information.
The Electoral Commissioner may disclose enrolment information to the person.
However, the Electoral Commissioner must not disclose the enrolment information under subsection (2) unless —
the Electoral Commissioner considers that the public interest in making the enrolment information available outweighs the public interest in protecting the privacy of personal information; and
the person gives the Electoral Commissioner an undertaking that the person —
will only use the requested enrolment information for the purpose for which the Electoral Commissioner agreed to disclose it; and
will not copy the enrolment information or disclose it to any other person or organisation; and
will return the enrolment information to the Electoral Commissioner or destroy the enrolment information after using it for the purpose for which the Electoral Commissioner agreed to disclose it.
The Electoral Commissioner must not disclose the addresses of silent electors under subsection (2).
The regulations may provide that a silent elector’s name may be omitted when the Electoral Commissioner discloses enrolment information available under subsection (2).
The Electoral Commissioner may charge a fee that covers the cost of disclosing enrolment information under this section.
[Section 62AC inserted: No. 30 of 2023 s. 51.]
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