19AAccess to roll

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.

(2) Subject to subclause (4), if a candidate is authorised to access the roll, the returning officer must—

(a) give the candidate a copy of the roll in written or electronic form, and

(b) allow the candidate to inspect a copy of the roll—

(i) at the office of the returning officer, and

(ii) during business hours at a time agreed with the candidate.

(3) The returning officer may, before giving the candidate access to the roll, require the candidate to give the returning officer an undertaking that—

(a) the candidate’s systems and procedures are adequate to preserve the security of electoral information, and

(b) the candidate will, within 20 business days after the completion of the election—

(i) return electoral information to the returning officer, or

(ii) destroy electoral information.

(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.

(5) A candidate must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with an undertaking given under subclause (3)(b).

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(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.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(7) Without limiting subclause (6), electoral information is used for a commercial purpose if it is sold or offered for sale.

(8) In this clause—

electoral information, in relation to a roll for an election, means—

(a) copies of the roll, and

(b) a record of the contents of the roll.