Electoral Act 1907

As soon as is practicable after the close of the roll for an election, the Electoral Commissioner must cause a roll to be prepared for the election.

The roll prepared under subsection (1) —

must include persons who are electors at the close of the roll and who may vote in the election; and

may include a person who —

made a claim for enrolment before the close of the roll that is not decided before the close of the roll; and

is enrolled during the period (the preparation period) beginning on the day after the close of the roll and ending on the day the roll is prepared under subsection (1); and

once enrolled, may vote in the election;

must include a person if —

at the close of the roll, the person is not on the register of electors due to an error; and

the error is identified before the end of the preparation period;

may include a person who is enrolled under section 47(3)(g) during the preparation period and who may vote in the election; and

must reflect the removal of names from the register of electors under section 51 during the preparation period; and

must not include a person removed from the register of electors under section 51A or 51AA during the preparation period; and

may include changes to reflect changes made to the register of electors under section 40 or 52 during the preparation period; and

must include changes to reflect changes made to the register of electors under section 60 during the preparation period.

The roll must —

subject to regulations made under section 76AF, include the following details of each person who is included on the roll under subsection (2) —

the person’s name;

the person’s gender;

subject to subsection (5) — the person’s electoral address;

arrange the names of persons who are included on the roll under subsection (2) —

in alphabetical order by surname; and

if more than 1 person has the same surname — in alphabetical order by given name;

include a number for the name of each person who is included on the roll under subsection (2) starting at number 1.

The roll —

may be in printed or electronic form; and

if the roll is printed — must be in the prescribed form; and

if the roll is in electronic form — must be in the form approved by the Electoral Commissioner; and

must state the day on which the roll is prepared; and

must state the election for which the roll is to be used; and

must contain any marks required by section 47(3)(g) or other annotations or marks required to be made on the roll under this Act; and

if the roll is for a Council election — must be a roll for the whole of State electorate; and

if the roll is for a district election — must be a roll for the district.

The roll must not include an elector’s electoral address if the elector —

is a silent elector when the roll is prepared; or

is enrolled under section 17(4), 17A or 17B.

Despite subsection (5)(a), the roll must not include an elector’s status as a silent elector if the register of electors is altered under section 51C(4)(b) during the preparation period.

When a roll is prepared under subsection (1) for a general election for the Council held as part of a conjoint election, the roll for the election is formed by all of the rolls for the districts.

When a roll is prepared under subsection (1) for any other Council election, rolls are to be prepared for all of the districts and the roll for the election is formed by all of those rolls.