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Electoral Act 1907
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Division 6 — Accessing enrolment information
62A. Preparing register extracts for disclosure 77
62AA. Public inspection of register extracts 78
62AB. Disclosing particular information to members of Parliament and parliamentary parties 79
62AC. Disclosing particular information to persons other than parliamentary parties and members of Parliament 80
62AD. Disclosing enrolment information to government departments 81
62AE. Restricted use of information given under this Division 82
62AF. Restricted use of protected information given under this Division 82
Part IIIA — Registration of political parties
62B. Scope of Part 83
62C. Terms used 83
62CA. Membership requirements for qualification as eligible political party 84
62D. Register of political parties, Electoral Commissioner to keep etc. 84
62E. Applications for registration 85
62F. Variation of application, Electoral Commissioner may advise etc. 86
62G. Public notice of application to be given 87
62H. Registration of political party 88
62HA. Political party taken not to be registered for certain purposes 89
62I. Parliamentary party existing at 21 Oct 2000, registration of as political party 90
62J. Refusal of registration, grounds for etc. 90
62K. Amendment of register 93
62KA. Annual returns in relation to continued registration 94
62L. Cancellation of registration 95
62M. Public inspection and notice of register 96
62N. Review of decision under s. 62H, 62J or 62L 97
62O. False representation as to registration, offence 98
62P. Electoral Commissioner may request information from political party 98
62Q. Offences relating to information 98
62R. Certificate of Electoral Commissioner is evidence 99
Part IV — Elections
Division 1 — Writs
64. General elections, issue of writs for 100
65. Writ issued under s. 64, 67 or 156E, notice of to be gazetted etc. 100
67. Vacancy in Assembly, issue of writ for etc. 101
68. Writ deemed to be issued at 6 p.m. on day of issue 102
69. Form and content of writs 102
69A. When close of rolls occurs after issue of writ 102
70. Rules for fixing close of nominations 103
71. Rules for fixing polling day 103
72. Last day for return of writ, rules for fixing 104
74. Writ to be addressed to Electoral Commissioner who is to forward copy to returning officer etc. 105
75. Advertisement of writ and other matters relating to election 105
76. Time fixed in writ, extending 106