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Australian Capital Territory (Electoral) Act 1988
9Electoral Roll
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Electoral Roll
9. (1) The Roll for the Territory shall be the Roll of the electors of the Territory for the purposes of general elections.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, other than section 24, a person’s name shall not be taken to be on the Roll for the Territory (including the Rolls for Divisions and Subdivisions forming that Roll) if:
(a) the person lives in the Jervis Bay Territory;
(b) the person’s name is on the Roll by virtue of section 94 or 95 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 but the person is not an eligible Territory overseas elector;
(c) the person’s name is on the Roll by virtue of section 96 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918; or
(d) in relation to a general election, the person’s name was added to the Roll because of a claim for enrolment received by a Divisional Returning Officer after 6 p.m. 29 days before the polling day for the election.