{"id":"sl-1993-24","name":"Electoral Regulation 1993","slug":"electoral-regulation-1993","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"24 of 1993","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173353,"registerId":"act-sl-1993-24-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Electoral Regulation 1993","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nElectoral Regulation 1993\nSL1993-24\nmade under the\nElectoral Act 1992\nRepublication No 24\nEffective: 29 November 2023\nRepublication date: 29 November 2023\nLast amendment made by A2023-43\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Electoral Regulation 1993, made under the Electoral Act 1992\n(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes))\nas in force on 29 November 2023. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or\nexpiry affecting this republished law to 29 November 2023.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the\nsymbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying\nprovision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation\nAct 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an\nindividual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR24\n29/11/23\nElectoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nElectoral Regulation 1993\nmade under the\nElectoral Act 1992\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n2 Dictionary 2\n3 Notes 2\n4 Use of roll information—public health—Act, s 65 2\n4A Use of roll information—contacting former Totalcare employees 3\n4AA Use of roll information—deceased estates—Act, s 65 4\n4AB Use of roll information—taxation—Act, s 65 4\n4AC Use of roll information—integrity commissioner—Act, s 65 4\n5 Prescribed entity—Act, s 67 (1) (b) 6\n5A Declaration ballot papers—Act, s 114 (7) 6\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Electoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\nR24\n29/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary 7\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 8\n2 Abbreviation key 8\n3 Legislation history 9\n4 Amendment history 13\n5 Earlier republications 16\n\nR24\n29/11/23\nElectoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nElectoral Regulation 1993\nmade under the\nElectoral Act 1992\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Electoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\nR24\n29/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Electoral Regulation 1993.\n2 Dictionary\nThe dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.\nNote 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in\nthis regulation.\nNote 2 A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire regulation unless the\ndefinition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or\nthe contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and\ns 156 (1)).\n3 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this\nregulation.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.\n4 Use of roll information—public health—Act, s 65\n(1) The chief health officer is a prescribed authority.\n(2) The following are prescribed purposes:\n(a) maintaining the cancer register under the Public Health\nRegulation 2000, section 46;\n(b) contacting women to offer breast cancer screening and\nprevention services;\n(c) contacting people aged 45 to 49 years for health assessment.\n(3) The chief health officer may give roll information to another person\nor entity if the only use of the information authorised by the chief\nhealth officer is for a prescribed purpose under this section.\n(4) A person or entity given roll information under subsection (3) may\nonly use the information for a prescribed purpose under this section.\n\nSection 4A\nR24\n29/11/23\nElectoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4A Use of roll information—contacting former Totalcare\nemployees\n(1) For the Act, section 65 (Provision of roll information to prescribed\nauthorities)—\n(a) the director-general of Treasury is a prescribed authority; and\n(b) assisting the director-general of Treasury to contact a former\nTotalcare employee about superannuation is a prescribed\npurpose.\n(2) The director-general of Treasury may give roll information to another\nperson or entity if the only use of the information authorised by the\ndirector-general is to contact a former Totalcare employee about\nsuperannuation.\n(3) A person or entity given roll information under subsection (2) may\nonly use the information for contacting a former Totalcare employee\nabout superannuation.\n(4) In this section:\ndirector-general of Treasury means the director-general of the\nTreasury Directorate.\nsuperannuation includes any superannuation matter associated with\na person’s former employment with Totalcare.\nTotalcare means Totalcare Industries Limited ABN 70 054 435 746.\n\nSection 4AA\npage 4 Electoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\nR24\n29/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4AA Use of roll information—deceased estates—Act, s 65\n(1) The public trustee and guardian is a prescribed authority.\n(2) Administration of deceased estates is a prescribed purpose.\n(3) The public trustee and guardian may give roll information to another\nperson or entity if the only use of the information authorised by the\npublic trustee and guardian is to administer a deceased estate.\n(4) A person or entity given roll information under subsection (3) may\nonly use the information for a prescribed purpose under this section.\n4AB Use of roll information—taxation—Act, s 65\n(1) The commissioner for revenue is a prescribed authority.\n(2) The administration or enforcement of a tax law is a prescribed\npurpose.\n(3) The commissioner for revenue may give roll information to another\nperson or entity if the only use of the information authorised by the\ncommissioner for revenue is to administer or enforce a tax law.\n(4) A person or entity given roll information under subsection (3) may\nonly use the information to administer or enforce a tax law.\n4AC Use of roll information—integrity commissioner—Act,\ns 65\n(1) The integrity commissioner is a prescribed authority.\n(2) Each of the following is a prescribed purpose:\n(a) under the Integrity Commission Act 2018—\n(i) dealing with corruption reports (including carrying out\npreliminary inquiries mentioned in section 86 of that Act);\nand\n(ii) investigating conduct that is alleged to be corrupt conduct;\nand\n\nSection 4AC\nR24\n29/11/23\nElectoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(iii) identifying, exposing and preventing corrupt conduct; and\n(iv) referring suspected instances of criminality or wrongdoing\nto the appropriate authority for further investigation and\naction;\n(b) under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012—\n(i) assessing disclosures of disclosable conduct; and\n(ii) investigating public interest disclosures; and\n(iii) reviewing investigations of public interest disclosures.\n(3) The integrity commissioner may give roll information to another\nperson or entity if—\n(a) the person or entity is authorised by the integrity commissioner\nto use the information for the following purposes only:\n(i) investigating conduct that is alleged to be corrupt conduct\nas mentioned in subsection (2) (a) (ii);\n(ii) investigating or taking action in relation to suspected\ncriminality or wrongdoing as mentioned in\nsubsection (2) (a) (iv); or\n(b) the person or entity has power to require the production of\ndocuments or the answering of questions, and the information is\ngiven so that the integrity commission may fulfil a purpose\nmentioned in paragraph (a).\nExample—par (b)\ngiving roll information to a magistrate when applying for a search warrant as\npart of an investigation of conduct that is alleged to be corrupt conduct\n(4) A person or entity given roll information under subsection (3) (a) may\nuse the information only as authorised.\n\nSection 5\npage 6 Electoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\nR24\n29/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(5) In this section:\ncorrupt conduct—see the Integrity Commission Act 2018, section 9.\ndisclosable conduct—see the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012,\nsection 8.\npublic interest disclosure—see the Public Interest Disclosure\nAct 2012, section 7.\n5 Prescribed entity—Act, s 67 (1) (b)\nThe ActewAGL retail partnership ABN 46 221 314 841 (Icon Retail\nInvestments Limited ABN 23 074 371 207 and AGL ACT Retail\nInvestments Pty Ltd ABN 53 093 631 586) is prescribed.\n5A Declaration ballot papers—Act, s 114 (7)\nThe heading to be printed or endorsed on a ballot paper to be used for\ndeclaration voting must be the heading to a ballot paper set out in the\nAct, schedule 1 modified by inserting Declaration next to Ballot paper.\n\nDictionary\nR24\n29/11/23\nElectoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\npage 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\n(see s 2)\nNote 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions relevant to this regulation. For\nexample:\n• chief health officer\n• commissioner for revenue\n• director-general (see s 163)\n• entity\n• integrity commission\n• integrity commissioner\n• public trustee and guardian.\nNote 2 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in\nthe Electoral Act 1992.\nroll information means a copy of a roll or of information contained\non a roll.\ntax law—see the Taxation Administration Act 1999, section 4.\n\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\npage 8 Electoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\nR24\n29/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\nLegislation history 3\nR24\n29/11/23\nElectoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nThis regulation was originally the Electoral Regulations. It was renamed by the\nElectoral Regulations Amendment SL2000-43 (see s 4) and under the Legislation\nAct 2001.\nElectoral Regulation 1993 SL1993-24\nnotified 11 June 1993 (Gaz 1993 No S106)\ncommenced 11 June 1993 (s 2)\nas amended by\nElectoral Regulations (Amendment) SL1994-16\nnotified 17 May 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S88)\ncommenced 17 May 1994 (s 2)\nElectoral Regulations (Amendment) SL1994-39\nnotified 16 November 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S260)\ncommenced 16 November 1994 (s 1)\nElectoral Regulations (Amendment) SL1995-4\nnotified 12 January 1995 (Gaz 1995 No S19)\ncommenced 12 January 1995 (s 1)\nElectoral Regulations (Amendment) SL1995-45\nnotified 15 December 1995 (Gaz 1995 No S309)\ncommenced 15 December 1995 (s 1)\nElectoral Regulations (Amendment) SL1997-5\nnotified 25 March 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S75)\ncommenced 25 March 1997 (s 1)\nElectoral Regulations (Amendment) SL1997-28\nnotified 27 October 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S324)\ncommenced 27 October 1997 (s 1)\nRemuneration Tribunal (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997\nA1997-41 sch 2 (as am by A2002-49 amdt 3.222)\nnotified 19 September 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S264)\ncommenced 24 September 1997 (s 2 as am by A2002-49 amdt 3.222)\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 10 Electoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\nR24\n29/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nElectoral Regulations (Amendment) SL1997-34\nnotified 28 November 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S383)\ns 4 (b) commenced 1 December 1997 (s 1 (2))\nremainder commenced 28 November 1997 (s 1 (1))\nElectoral Regulations Amendment SL2000-43\nnotified 2 November 2000 (Gaz 2000 No 44)\ncommenced 2 November 2000 (s 1)\nLegislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 A2001-44 pt 121\nnotified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)\ns 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)\npt 121 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001\nNo S65)\nElectoral Amendment Regulations 2002 (No 1) SL2002-22\nnotified LR 9 August 2002\ns 1, s 2 commenced 9 August 2002 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 10 August 2002 (s 2)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2002 A2002-30 pt 3.22\nnotified LR 16 September 2002\ns 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 19 May 1997 (LA s 75 (2))\npt 3.22 commenced 17 September 2002 (s 2 (1))\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2002 (No 2) A2002-49 amdt 3.222\nnotified LR 20 December 2002\ns 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 7 October 1994 (LA s 75 (2))\namdt 3.222 commenced 24 September 1997 (s 2 (3))\nNote This Act only amends the Remuneration Tribunal (Consequential\nAmendments) Act 1997 A1997-41.\nElectoral Amendment Regulations 2004 (No 1) SL2004-6\nnotified LR 16 February 2004\ns 1, s 2 commenced 16 February 2004 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 17 February 2004 (s 2)\nrepealed by disallowance 18 March 2004 (AR2004-1)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2007 A2007-3 sch 3 pt 3.34\nnotified LR 22 March 2007\ns 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2006 (LA s 75 (2))\nsch 3 pt 3.34 commenced 12 April 2007 (s 2 (1))\n\nEndnotes\nLegislation history 3\nR24\n29/11/23\nElectoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\npage 11\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nElectoral Legislation Amendment Act 2008 A2008-13 sch 2\nnotified LR 20 May 2008\ns 1, s 2 commenced 20 May 2008 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 2 commenced 21 May 2008 (s 2)\nElectoral Amendment Regulation 2008 (No 1) SL2008-43\nnotified LR 18 September 2008\ns 1, s 2 commenced 18 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 19 September 2008 (s 2)\nElectoral Amendment Regulation 2009 (No 1) SL2009-50\nnotified LR 16 October 2009\ns 1, s 2 commenced 16 October 2009 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 17 October 2009 (s 2)\nAdministrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments)\nAct 2011 A2011-22 sch 1 pt 1.60\nnotified LR 30 June 2011\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.60 commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2 (1))\nElectoral Legislation Amendment Act 2012 A2012-1 pt 3\nnotified LR 28 February 2012\ns 1, s 2 commenced 28 February 2012 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 3 commenced 29 February 2012 (s 2)\nElectoral Amendment Act 2012 A2012-28 sch 1 pt 1.1\nnotified LR 18 May 2012\ns 1, s 2 commenced 18 May 2012 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 1 July 2012 (s 2)\nElectoral Amendment Regulation 2013 (No 1) SL2013-13\nnotified LR 12 June 2013\ns 1, s 2 commenced 12 June 2013 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 13 June 2013 (s 2)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2015 A2015-15 sch 3 pt 3.6\nnotified LR 27 May 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 27 May 2015 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.6 commenced 10 June 2015 (s 2)\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 12 Electoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\nR24\n29/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nProtection of Rights (Services) Legislation Amendment Act 2016\n(No 2) A2016-13 sch 1 pt 1.19\nnotified LR 16 March 2016\ns 1, s 2 commenced 16 March 2016 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.19 commenced 1 April 2016 (s 2 and see Protection of\nRights (Services) Legislation Amendment Act 2016 A2016-1 s 2)\nElectoral Amendment Regulation 2019 (No 1) SL2019-9\nnotified LR 23 May 2019\ns 1, s 2 commenced 23 May 2019 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 21 August 2019 (see A1992-71 s 341 (4) (b))\nElectoral Amendment Regulation 2023 (No 1) SL2023-6\nnotified LR 1 May 2023\ns 1, s 2 commenced 1 May 2023 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 2 May 2023 (s 2)\nElectoral Amendment Regulation 2023 (No 1) SL2023-6\nnotified LR 1 May 2023\ns 1, s 2 commenced 1 May 2023 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 2 May 2023 (s 2)\nElectoral and Road Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2023 A2023-43\nsch 2 pt 2.2\nnotified 15 November 2023\ns 1, s 2 commenced 15 November 2023 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 2 pt 2.2 commenced 29 November 2023 (s 2 (1))\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR24\n29/11/23\nElectoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\npage 13\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4 Amendment history\nPreliminary\npt 1 hdg ins SL1994-39 s 3\nom SL2000-43 s 3\nName of regulation\ns 1 sub SL2000-43 s 4\nam R10 LA\nDictionary\ns 2 om A2001-44 amdt 1.1401\nins A2007-3 amdt 3.177\nom A2008-13 amdt 2.1\nins SL2008-43 s 4\nNotes\ns 3 om SL2004-6 s 4\nrevived AR2004-1\nsub A2007-3 amdt 3.177\nom A2008-13 amdt 2.1\nins SL2008-43 s 4\ndef Act om A2001-44 amdt 1.1402\ndef City of Canberra Arms ins SL1997-34 s 3\nsub A2002-30 amdt 3.354\nom SL2004-6 s 4\nrevived AR2004-1\nom A2007-3 amdt 3.177\ndef government agency ins SL1997-34 s 3\nom SL2004-6 s 4\nrevived AR2004-1\nom A2007-3 amdt 3.177\nElectoral Commission\npt 2 hdg ins SL1994-39 s 4\nom A1997-41 sch 2\nPrescribed organisations—ballots\ns 3A ins SL1997-5 s 3\nom A1997-41 sch 2\nUse of roll information—public health—Act, s 65\ns 4 sub SL1994-16 s 3\nam SL1995-45 s 3; SL1997-5 s 4\nom A1997-41 sch 2\nins SL2000-43 s 5\nam SL2008-43 s 5\nsub SL2013-13 s 4\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 14 Electoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\nR24\n29/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nUse of roll information—contacting former Totalcare employees\ns 4A ins SL2008-43 s 6\nam A2011-22 amdt 1.191, amdt 1.192\nUse of roll information—deceased estates—Act, s 65\ns 4AA ins SL2013-13 s 5\nam A2016-13 amdt 1.57\nUse of roll information—taxation—Act, s 65\ns 4AB ins SL2019-9 s 4\nUse of roll information—integrity commissioner—Act, s 65\ns 4AC ins SL2023-6 s 4\nPrescribed entity—Act, s 67 (1) (b)\ns 5 am SL1994-16 s 4\nom A1997-41 sch 2\nins SL2002-22 s 4\nam A2015-15 amdt 3.37\nBallot papers\npt 2A hdg ins SL1995-4 s 3\nom SL2000-43 s 6\nDeclaration ballot papers—Act, s 114 (7)\ns 5A hdg sub A2023-43 amdt 2.76\ns 5A ins SL1995-4 s 3\nam A2012-1 s 20\nDissemination of electoral matter\npt 3 hdg ins SL1994-39 s 5\nom SL1997-5 s 5\nins SL1997-28 s 3\nom SL2000-43 s 6\nAmounts received by associated entities—Act, s 232 (4) (c)\ns 6 hdg sub A2002-30 amdt 3.355\ns 6 ins SL1994-39 s 5\nom SL1997-5 s 5\nins SL1997-28 s 3\nam SL1997-34 s 4; A2002-30 amdt 3.355, amdt 3.356\nsub SL2004-6 s 5\nprev s 6 revived AR2004-1\nom A2008-13 amdt 2.1\nins SL2009-50 s 4\n(2), (3) exp 1 July 2010 (s 6 (3))\nom A2012-28 amdt 1.1\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR24\n29/11/23\nElectoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\npage 15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\ndict ins A2007-3 amdt 3.178\nom A2008-13 amdt 2.2\nins SL2008-43 s 7\nam A2011-22 amdt 1.193; SL2013-13 s 6; A2016-13\namdt 1.58; SL2019-9 s 5; SL2023-6 s 5; A2023-43 amdt 2.77\ndef City of Canberra Arms ins A2007-3 amdt 3.178\nom A2008-13 amdt 2.2\ndef government agency ins A2007-3 amdt 3.178\nom A2008-13 amdt 2.2\ndef roll information ins SL2008-43 s 7\ndef tax law ins SL2019-9 s 6\n\nEndnotes\n5 Earlier republications\npage 16 Electoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\nR24\n29/11/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications are\nmarked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an\nauthorised republication are identical.\nRepublication No Amendments to Republication date\n1 SL1995-4 31 January 1995\n2 SL1997-5 31 March 1997\n3 SL1997-34 31 December 1997\n4 SL1997-34 31 August 1999\n5 A2001-44 12 September 2001\n6 SL2002-22 10 August 2002\n7 A2002-30 17 September 2002\n7 (RI) A2002-30 † 19 February 2003\n8 SL2004-6 17 February 2004\n9 SL2004-6 19 March 2004\n10 SL2004-6 3 November 2004\n11 A2007-3 12 April 2007\n12* A2008-13 21 May 2008\n13 SL2008-43 19 September 2008\n14 SL2009-50 17 October 2009\n15 SL2009-50 2 July 2010\n16 SL2011-22 1 July 2011\n17 A2012-1 29 February 2012\n18 A2012-28 1 July 2012\n19 SL2013-13 13 June 2013\n\nEndnotes\nEarlier republications 5\nR24\n29/11/23\nElectoral Regulation 1993\nEffective: 29/11/23\npage 17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nRepublication No Amendments to Republication date\n20 A2015-15 10 June 2015\n21 A2016-13 1 April 2016\n22 SL2019-9 26 November 2020\n23 SL2023-6 2 May 2023\n† includes retrospective amendments by A2002-49\n© Australian Capital Territory 2023","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation's scope has expanded since its original 1993 form by repeatedly adding new, specific permitted uses of electoral roll information and new prescribed authorities. Notable additions allow roll use for public‑health activities (s 4), contacting former Totalcare employees about superannuation (s 4A), administering deceased estates (s 4AA), tax administration/enforcement (s 4AB), and integrity commission functions and related referrals (s 4AC). It also prescribes a corporate entity (ActewAGL) (s 5) and modifies declaration ballot headings (s 5A). These insertions (recorded in the amendment history) broaden authorised recipients and purposes while retaining the consistent mechanical constraint that recipients may use the information only for the listed purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple, narrowly tailored permitted uses of roll information spread across separate sections (chief health officer s 4; director-general of Treasury s 4A; public trustee and guardian s 4AA; commissioner for revenue s 4AB; integrity commissioner s 4AC).","Discretion given to prescribed authorities to disclose roll information, subject to strict 'only for the prescribed purpose' limits (s 4, s 4A, s 4AA, s 4AB, s 4AC).","Provision for prescribed authorities to authorise third parties to use roll data, creating layered compliance obligations and oversight challenges (eg s 4(3)–(4), s 4AC(3)).","Cross-references to other statutes that define permissible purposes or powers (Integrity Commission Act 2018 referenced in s 4AC; Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012 in s 4AC; Taxation Administration Act 1999 for 'tax law' via the dictionary).","Dictionary definitions and legislative notes shape meaning (eg 'roll information' in the dictionary; Legislation Act references at ss 2–3), increasing interpretive reliance on external definitions.","Several specific named entities and contexts (Totalcare, ActewAGL) are prescribed, which raises parsing issues for application and updates (s 4A; s 5).","Frequent historical amendments and endnotes (legislation and amendment history) mean readers must track changes to understand current scope and commencement timing.","Procedural detail with limited substantive standards (eg examples in s 4AC(3)(b)) creates reliance on administrative practice for implementation and records handling."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets out who may be given copies of the electoral roll and for what narrowly prescribed purposes, and prescribes a ballot-paper heading and a named corporate entity. It mainly affects public officials and agencies (health, treasury, revenue, integrity commissioner, public trustee) and any third parties they authorise. It matters because it permits limited sharing of personal voter data for specific administrative and investigative tasks while restricting recipients to use the data only for those purposes."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation has grown significantly beyond its original 1993 scope. Originally focused on basic electoral administration, it has expanded through 30+ amendments to address diverse policy areas: public health (cancer screening), superannuation tracing for a specific defunct government business (Totalcare), deceased estate administration, taxation enforcement, and most recently (2023) anti-corruption and whistleblower investigations. The regulation has transformed from a narrow electoral administrative tool into a broad mechanism for identity verification across multiple government functions, though each expansion follows the same legislative template of creating 'prescribed authorities' and 'prescribed purposes' under the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Short length (approximately 6 substantive sections)","Minimal cross-referencing (primarily references to parent Electoral Act 1992 and other named Acts)","Straightforward structure with parallel provisions (sections 4, 4A, 4AA, 4AB, 4AC follow identical legislative patterns)","Only 2 defined terms in the dictionary ('roll information' and 'tax law'), with other terms referencing the Legislation Act or parent Act","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic","Simple administrative mechanisms without enforcement or penalty provisions within the regulation itself"],"plain_english_summary":"The Electoral Regulation 1993 creates narrow exceptions to the ACT’s usual secrecy of the electoral roll, authorising specified government agencies to access voter data for defined public purposes. It lets health authorities, treasury, the public trustee, revenue and integrity bodies use roll information to contact or verify individuals for health programs, superannuation tracing, estate administration, tax enforcement and integrity investigations.\n\nBy tightly limiting use and onward disclosure, the regulation balances privacy with essential administrative and public‑interest functions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/electoral-regulation-1993","history":"/api/acts/electoral-regulation-1993/history","analysis":"/api/acts/electoral-regulation-1993/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/electoral-regulation-1993/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/electoral-regulation-1993/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/electoral-regulation-1993/documents"}}