sec.21Supply of voters roll to candidates

### sec.21 Supply of voters roll to candidates If a poll is to be conducted in an election, the returning officer must give a copy of the voters roll to each candidate as soon as practicable after the nomination day. The electoral commission may decide the format in which the voters roll is given to the candidates and direct the returning officer to give the voters roll that format. A person must not use, disclose to another person or allow another person to access information in a copy of a voters roll given to a candidate under subsection (1) , unless the use, disclosure or giving of access is for a purpose stated in subsection (4) . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment. The purposes are— any purpose related to an election under this Act; or checking the accuracy of information on the voters roll; or the performance by a councillor of a local government of the councillor’s functions in relation to electors enrolled on the voters roll; or the performance by an official or employee of a political party of the person’s duties in relation to electors enrolled on the voters roll. s 21 amd 2014 No. 44 s 26 ; 2019 No. 30 s 158 (sec.21-ssec.1) If a poll is to be conducted in an election, the returning officer must give a copy of the voters roll to each candidate as soon as practicable after the nomination day. (sec.21-ssec.2) The electoral commission may decide the format in which the voters roll is given to the candidates and direct the returning officer to give the voters roll that format. (sec.21-ssec.3) A person must not use, disclose to another person or allow another person to access information in a copy of a voters roll given to a candidate under subsection (1) , unless the use, disclosure or giving of access is for a purpose stated in subsection (4) . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment. (sec.21-ssec.4) The purposes are— any purpose related to an election under this Act; or checking the accuracy of information on the voters roll; or the performance by a councillor of a local government of the councillor’s functions in relation to electors enrolled on the voters roll; or the performance by an official or employee of a political party of the person’s duties in relation to electors enrolled on the voters roll. - (a) any purpose related to an election under this Act; or - (b) checking the accuracy of information on the voters roll; or - (c) the performance by a councillor of a local government of the councillor’s functions in relation to electors enrolled on the voters roll; or - (d) the performance by an official or employee of a political party of the person’s duties in relation to electors enrolled on the voters roll.