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Electoral Act 2017
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#### 56 Arrangement with Commonwealth
56 Arrangement with Commonwealth
> > (1) The Governor may arrange with the Governor-General of the Commonwealth for any one or more of the following—
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> > > (a) a joint enrolment process,
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> > > (b) the exchange of information necessary for, or the carrying out of any procedure relating to, the preparation and maintenance of rolls or electoral information registers,
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> > under this Act and the Commonwealth Act.
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> > (2) The Electoral Commissioner and officers acting under the direction of the Electoral Commissioner are exempt from any requirements of the [Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-133) and the [Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-071) relating to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information or health information to the extent that the personal information or health information is furnished to the Australian Electoral Commission—
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> > > (a) for the purposes of or in connection with any arrangement referred to in this section, or
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> > > (b) for any other purpose relating to the Electoral Information Register under this Act or rolls under the Commonwealth Act.