(1) If the Electoral Commissioner, at any time, believes that a person who is
not enrolled is entitled to be enrolled, the Electoral Commissioner may notify
the person concerned in writing (including by email, SMS text message or other
electronic means) that--
(b) the Electoral Commissioner will enrol the
person unless the person, within the period specified in the notice (being not
less than 7 days), notifies the Electoral Commissioner that the
Electoral Commissioner's belief is incorrect (and gives the reasons why that
is so).
(2) If no notification is made by the person under subsection (1) (b)
within the specified period or, despite any such notification made within that
period, the Electoral Commissioner still believes that the person is entitled
to be enrolled, the Electoral Commissioner is to--
(a) enrol the person, and
(b) notify the person in writing (including by email, SMS text message or
other electronic means) that he or she has been enrolled.
(3) If the
Electoral Commissioner, at any time, believes that a person is incorrectly
enrolled in respect of an address (the
"first address" ), but that the person is entitled to be enrolled in respect
of another address (the
"second address" ), the Electoral Commissioner may notify the person concerned
in writing (including by email, SMS text message or other electronic means)
that--
(4) If no notification is made by the person under
subsection (3) (b) within the specified period or, despite any such
notification made within that period, the Electoral Commissioner still
believes that the person is incorrectly enrolled in respect of the
first address, but is entitled to be enrolled in respect of the
second address, the Electoral Commissioner is to--
(b) notify the person in writing (including by email,
SMS text message or other electronic means) that the person's
enrolment details have been so changed.
(5) If the Electoral Commissioner, at
any time, believes that a person who is enrolled is not entitled to be
enrolled, the Electoral Commissioner may notify the person concerned in
writing (including by email, SMS text message or other electronic means)
that--
(b) the Electoral Commissioner will terminate the person's
enrolment unless the person, within the period specified in the notice (being
not less than 7 days), notifies the Electoral Commissioner that the
Electoral Commissioner's belief is incorrect (and gives the reasons why that
is so).
(6) If no notification is made by the person under subsection (5) (b)
within the specified period or, despite any such notification made within that
period, the Electoral Commissioner still believes that the person is not
entitled to be enrolled, the Electoral Commissioner is to--
(a) terminate the
person's enrolment, and
(b) notify the person in writing (including by email,
SMS text message or other electronic means) that his or her enrolment has been
terminated.
(b) consulting and using information collected
under Division 5.
Note : The Electoral Commissioner may use information
collected under Division 5, from bodies such as Transport for NSW and the
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, to enrol persons or update their
enrolment details.
(9) Nothing in this section prevents the
Electoral Commissioner enrolling a person during the period of any election,
including after the issue of the writ for the election.
Alternatively, if the person is entitled to be enrolled in relation to another
address, the person could simply complete and lodge an application for
enrolment or an application for a change of address.