298Residential roll

#### 298 Residential roll 298 Residential roll > > (1) The Electoral Commissioner is to keep a roll for each area of persons who, in the opinion of the Electoral Commissioner, are entitled, in accordance with Part 1, to be enrolled as electors because they are residents of the area. > > > (2) The Electoral Commissioner may use information kept on the Electoral Information Register (within the meaning of the [Electoral Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-066)) or on any roll used for Commonwealth elections as sources of information for compiling the residential roll. > > > (3) As soon as practicable after the closing date for an election that is to be administered by an electoral services provider engaged by the council concerned, the Electoral Commissioner is to provide the general manager with a printed and an electronic copy of the residential roll for the area and, if the area is divided into wards, a separate printed and electronic copy of the roll for each ward. > > > (4) The electronic copy of the residential roll is to be provided in the format specified by the regulations (if any). > > > (5) An electoral services provider engaged by a council or any other person must not use or disclose any information provided in a residential roll under this section other than for the purpose of administering an election under this Act. > > > (6) A person must not use or disclose any such information for a commercial purpose. > > > (7) Without limiting subsection (6), information is used for a commercial purpose if it is sold or offered for sale. > > > (8) The costs of the Electoral Commissioner with respect to the carrying out of any function under subsection (3) are to be met by the council concerned and are recoverable from the council as a debt. > > Maximum penalty (subsections (5) and (6)): 1,000 penalty units. > > **s 298:** Am 2012 No 21, Sch 1 \[4\]; 2014 No 80, Sch 1 \[3\]; 2017 No 66, Sch 8.16 \[4\]; 2019 No 6, Sch 1 \[6\] \[12\].