284CProhibition of disclosure or commercial use of enrolment information—application of section 52 of Electoral Act 2017

#### 284C Prohibition of disclosure or commercial use of enrolment information—application of section 52 of Electoral Act 2017 284C Prohibition of disclosure or commercial use of enrolment information—application of section 52 of [Electoral Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-066) > > (1) The provisions of section 52 (other than section 52(4)) of the [Electoral Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-066) are adopted in connection with enrolment information provided under section 284A, with modifications so that those provisions as modified are as set out in subsections (2)–(5), including the penalty set out at the end of this section. > > > > Note. > > > > Section 748(3) and (4) of the Act provide for the creation of offences in connection with elections and polls by adopting, with such modifications as are necessary, any of the provisions of the [Electoral Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-066), and for the penalty for such an offence not to exceed the penalty for the corresponding offence in that Act. > > > (2) For the purposes of this section, enrolment information is protected information in relation to a person if the person knows, or has reasonable grounds for believing, that the information has been provided under section 284A. > > > (3) A person must not disclose protected information unless the disclosure would be a use of the information for a permitted purpose under section 284B. > > > (4) A person must not use protected information for a commercial purpose. > > > (5) Without limiting subsection (4), protected information is used for a commercial purpose if it is sold or offered for sale. > > Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units.