ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - SECT 45
Persons who are to provide information
ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - SECT 45
Persons who are to provide information
45 Persons who are to provide information
(1) The Electoral Commissioner may, by notice in writing, require any of the
following persons, within the time and in the manner and form specified in the
notice, to provide the information requested in the notice, being information
that in the opinion of the Electoral Commissioner is required in connection
with the maintenance and revision of the Electoral Information Register--
(i) persons or
classes of persons who may be incorrectly enrolled, or
(ii) persons or
classes of persons (whether of particular ages or otherwise) who may be
entitled to enrolment, or
(iii) persons who, being 16 years but not 18 years
of age, may be entitled to make applications to be enrolled, or
(iv) other
persons or classes of persons who may be affected by this Part or regulations
made for the purposes of this Part.
(4) The regulations may make provision
for or with respect to the collection of information by persons referred to in
subsection (1) (a)-(c) on behalf of the Electoral Commissioner.
Note : For
example, a regulation may provide that Transport for NSW in its application
forms is to collect information such as mobile phone numbers and email
addresses for the purposes of notifying electors under section 34.