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Industrial Relations (General) Regulation 2020
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#### 19A Access to roll
19A Access to roll
> > (1) The Industrial Registrar may authorise a candidate for an election to be given access to the roll for the election.
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> > (2) Subject to subclause (4), if a candidate is authorised to access the roll, the returning officer must—
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> > > (a) give the candidate a copy of the roll in written or electronic form, and
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> > > (b) allow the candidate to inspect a copy of the roll—
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> > > > (i) at the office of the returning officer, and
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> > > > (ii) during business hours at a time agreed with the candidate.
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> > (3) The returning officer may, before giving the candidate access to the roll, require the candidate to give the returning officer an undertaking that—
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> > > (a) the candidate’s systems and procedures are adequate to preserve the security of electoral information, and
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> > > (b) the candidate will, within 20 business days after the completion of the election—
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> > > > (i) return electoral information to the returning officer, or
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> > > > (ii) destroy electoral information.
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> > (4) If a candidate refuses or is unable to give an undertaking under subclause (3), the returning officer must refuse to give the candidate a copy of the roll.
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> > (5) A candidate must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with an undertaking given under subclause (3)(b).
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> > (6) A person must not use or disclose electoral information unless the information is used or disclosed for a purpose, other than a commercial purpose, in connection with an election.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> > (7) Without limiting subclause (6), electoral information is used for a commercial purpose if it is sold or offered for sale.
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> > (8) In this clause—
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> > electoral information, in relation to a roll for an election, means—
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> > > (a) copies of the roll, and
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> > > (b) a record of the contents of the roll.