ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - SECT 8 Constitution of Electoral Commission ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - SECT 8 Constitution of Electoral Commission 8 Constitution of Electoral Commission (1) There is constituted by this Act a corporation with the corporate name of the New South Wales Electoral Commission. (2) The Electoral Commission is a statutory body representing the Crown. Note : Section 13A of the Interpretation Act 1987 provides that a statutory body representing the Crown has the status, privileges and immunities of the Crown.