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Local Government Electoral Act 2011
sec.128Electoral commission must publish returns and other documents
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### sec.128 Electoral commission must publish returns and other documents
The electoral commission must publish the following returns and other documents on its website—
all returns given to the electoral commission under this part;
applications made to the electoral commission under section 132 ;
copies of information given by the electoral commission under section 130 (2) ;
statutory declarations given to the electoral commission under section 130 (5) ;
copies of notices given by the electoral commission under section 131 (3) ;
particulars given to the electoral commission after a request made under section 131 (3) ;
notices given to the electoral commission under section 198 (2) .
A return or other document must be published within 5 business days after it is given to the commission.
However, if publishing a return or other document would disclose any of the following information, the electoral commission must publish a copy of the return or document from which the information has been deleted—
if the electoral commission is informed, by the person giving the return, that an individual identified in the return is a silent elector or an elector whose status is equivalent or similar to a silent elector under a law of the Commonwealth or another State—the address of the individual elector;
the street address, but not the suburb, town, city or other locality including the State, of each individual identified in the return;
a copy of, or extract from, a bank statement mentioned in section 125 (4) , 125A (4) or 125C (4) that accompanied a return given under that section;
the details of a participant’s dedicated account;
information prescribed by regulation for this subsection.
s 128 amd 2014 No. 44 s 88; 2019 No. 30 s 240 ; 2023 No. 8 s 48
(sec.128-ssec.1) The electoral commission must publish the following returns and other documents on its website— all returns given to the electoral commission under this part; applications made to the electoral commission under section 132 ; copies of information given by the electoral commission under section 130 (2) ; statutory declarations given to the electoral commission under section 130 (5) ; copies of notices given by the electoral commission under section 131 (3) ; particulars given to the electoral commission after a request made under section 131 (3) ; notices given to the electoral commission under section 198 (2) .
(sec.128-ssec.2) A return or other document must be published within 5 business days after it is given to the commission.
(sec.128-ssec.3) However, if publishing a return or other document would disclose any of the following information, the electoral commission must publish a copy of the return or document from which the information has been deleted— if the electoral commission is informed, by the person giving the return, that an individual identified in the return is a silent elector or an elector whose status is equivalent or similar to a silent elector under a law of the Commonwealth or another State—the address of the individual elector; the street address, but not the suburb, town, city or other locality including the State, of each individual identified in the return; a copy of, or extract from, a bank statement mentioned in section 125 (4) , 125A (4) or 125C (4) that accompanied a return given under that section; the details of a participant’s dedicated account; information prescribed by regulation for this subsection.
- (a) all returns given to the electoral commission under this part;
- (b) applications made to the electoral commission under section 132 ;
- (c) copies of information given by the electoral commission under section 130 (2) ;
- (d) statutory declarations given to the electoral commission under section 130 (5) ;
- (e) copies of notices given by the electoral commission under section 131 (3) ;
- (f) particulars given to the electoral commission after a request made under section 131 (3) ;
- (g) notices given to the electoral commission under section 198 (2) .
- (a) if the electoral commission is informed, by the person giving the return, that an individual identified in the return is a silent elector or an elector whose status is equivalent or similar to a silent elector under a law of the Commonwealth or another State—the address of the individual elector;
- (b) the street address, but not the suburb, town, city or other locality including the State, of each individual identified in the return;
- (c) a copy of, or extract from, a bank statement mentioned in section 125 (4) , 125A (4) or 125C (4) that accompanied a return given under that section;
- (d) the details of a participant’s dedicated account;
- (e) information prescribed by regulation for this subsection.