Electoral Act 2017
50Provision of enrolment information to other persons
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50 Provision of enrolment information to other persons
50 Provision of enrolment information to other persons
(1) A person may apply to the Electoral Commissioner for a list of enrolled persons and their particulars, but only if the person is not referred to in section 49.
(2) On application, the Electoral Commissioner may provide to the person a list specifying enrolled persons and particulars that, in the opinion of the Electoral Commissioner, are relevant to the person’s request.
(2A) The Electoral Commissioner must not provide enrolment information under this section unless the Electoral Commissioner has—
(a) identified a public interest in providing the requested information, and
(b) made a finding that the public interest in providing the requested information outweighs the public interest in protecting the privacy of personal information in the particular circumstances.
(2B) Before making a finding under subsection (2A)(b), the Electoral Commissioner—
(a) must consult with the Privacy Commissioner, and
(b) may consult with another person the Electoral Commissioner considers necessary.
(2C) The Electoral Commissioner may charge a fee that covers the cost to the Electoral Commissioner of providing a list under this section.
(3) The Electoral Commissioner must obtain from the person to be provided with information under this section an undertaking that the person will—
(a) only use the information for the purpose for which the Electoral Commissioner agreed to provide the information, and
(b) not copy the information or give it to any other person, and
(c) return the information to the Electoral Commissioner or destroy the information after using it for the purpose for which the Electoral Commissioner agreed to provide the information.
(4) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with such an undertaking.
Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units.
(5) If the Electoral Commissioner provides enrolment information under this section—