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14 Use of roll extracts
(1) A person must not use protected information for:
(a) a commercial purpose; or
(b) any other purpose other than an approved purpose.
(2) A person must not directly or indirectly disclose or communicate
protected information to someone else for a purpose other than an
approved purpose.
approved purpose means any of the following:
(a) for an MLA – the exercise of the MLA's functions;
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(b) for the registered officer of a registered party – the exercise by
an MLA who is a member of the party of the MLA's functions;
(c) for an MLA or the registered officer of a registered party:
(i) a purpose connected with an election; or
(ii) monitoring the accuracy of information in the roll;
(d) for anyone – a purpose prescribed by the Regulations.
protected information, in relation to a person, means information
(other than information available for public inspection under
section 12) the person knows, or reasonably believes, was obtained
from a roll extract given to the person or someone else under
section 13.