Part 4Electoral rolls

Part 4—Electoral rolls Division 1—District and subdivisional rolls 19—District and subdivisional rolls (1) There must be an electoral roll for each district. (2) The electoral roll for a district consists of the rolls for the various divisions or subdivisions of the district. Division 2—Information to be contained in rolls 20—Information to be contained on the roll (1) Subject to this section, a roll must contain the following information in relation to each elector enrolled on that roll: (a) the surname; and (b) the Christian or given names; and (c) the address of the principal place of residence; and (d) such further particulars as may be prescribed. (2) The place of residence of an elector whose place of residence is suppressed from the roll under this Division must not be shown on a roll. 21—Suppression of elector's address (1) Where an electoral registrar is satisfied that the inclusion on a roll of the address of an elector's place of residence would place at risk the personal safety of the elector, a member of the elector's family or any other person, he or she may suppress the address from the roll. (2) If a person's address has not been included on, or has been deleted from, the Commonwealth roll under section 104 of the Commonwealth Act, the person's address must be suppressed from any roll under this Act. Division 3—Revision of the rolls 22—Revision of the rolls Where— (a) a new district or a new subdivision is created; or (b) the boundaries of an existing district or subdivision are altered, the rolls must be revised accordingly. 23—Rolls to be kept up to date The electoral registrars must keep the rolls under revision by— (a) adding the names of electors entitled to be enrolled in accordance with Part 5; (b) removing the names of deceased electors; (c) correcting mistakes and omissions in the rolls; (d) registering changes of name; (e) bringing up to date particulars appearing in the rolls; (f) in relation to a person who is enrolled on the Commonwealth roll—reflecting any change under the Commonwealth Act in relation to that enrolment. Division 4—Keeping, printing and inspection of the rolls 24—Rolls to be kept by computer The rolls may be kept by computer. 25—Printing of rolls A roll must be printed whenever the Electoral Commissioner or the Minister so directs. 26—Inspection and provision of rolls (1) Copies (whether in printed or electronic form) of the latest prints of the rolls must be available for inspection without fee— (a) at the office of the Electoral Commissioner; and (b) at the offices of the electoral registrars; and (d) at such other places as the Electoral Commissioner determines. (1a) A person may only inspect a copy of the roll available for inspection under subsection (1) if the person— (a) provides the person's name and address to the Electoral Commissioner; and (b) if requested to do so by the Electoral Commissioner, produces evidence of the correctness of the name or address as provided in a form determined by the Commissioner; and (c) complies with conditions (if any) prescribed by the regulations. (2) The Electoral Commissioner must, on request— (a) provide a member of the House of Assembly with an up‑to‑date copy of the electoral roll for the member's district; (b) provide a member of the Legislative Council with an up‑to‑date copy of the electoral roll for the Legislative Council district; (c) provide the registered officer of a registered political party with an up‑to‑date copy of any electoral roll for any district; (d) provide a person who is a nominated candidate in an election with an up‑to‑date copy of the electoral roll for— (i) in the case of a person who is a candidate in an election for a House of Assembly district—that district; or (ii) in the case of a person who is a candidate in a Legislative Council election—the Legislative Council district. (3) If, in accordance with an electoral redistribution under the Constitution Act 1934, the area of a House of Assembly district (the relevant district) will, from the day on which a general election of members of the House of Assembly is next held, be altered to include any part of the area of another House of Assembly district, the Electoral Commissioner must, on request, provide an up‑to‑date copy of the electoral roll for that other House of Assembly district to— (a) the current House of Assembly member for the relevant district; (b) any person who is a nominated candidate for an election in the relevant district. (4) The following provisions apply in connection with the operation of subsections (2) and (3): (a) a request under subsection (2) may be made on the basis that a copy of the relevant roll (or rolls) will be provided on a monthly basis (and the Electoral Commissioner is not required to provide a roll to a particular person (or registered political party) more frequently than once in each month); (b) a copy of a roll may be provided in electronic form (as determined by the Electoral Commissioner); (c) a copy of a roll must be provided without the requirement to pay a fee. (5) If a copy of the roll is provided to a person under this section, a person who uses that copy of the roll, or information contained in that copy of the roll, for a purpose other than— (a) the carrying out of functions of a member of the Parliament of the State or the Commonwealth or a council constituted under the Local Government Act 1999; or (b) the distribution of matter calculated to affect the result of a State, Commonwealth or local government election or purposes related to the holding of such elections,