New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORATES AND ELECTIONS ACT 1912 - SECT 21B

21B Arrangement with Commonwealth as to rolls

(1) The Governor may arrange with the Governor-General of the Commonwealth for the preparation, alteration, and revision of rolls of electors for State elections in any manner consistent with the provisions of this Act, jointly by the State of New South Wales and the Commonwealth to the intent that the rolls may be used as electoral rolls for Commonwealth elections as well as for State elections and for such other purposes as the Governor may determine.

(2)

(a) When any such arrangement has been made the rolls may contain for the purposes of Commonwealth elections:

(i) the names and descriptions of persons who are not entitled to be enrolled thereon as electors for State elections: Provided that it is clearly indicated in the prescribed manner that those persons are not enrolled thereon as electors for State elections, and

(ii) distinguishing marks against the names of persons enrolled as electors for State elections to show that those persons are or are not also enrolled as electors for Commonwealth elections, and

(iii) other particulars in addition to the prescribed particulars.

(b) For the purposes of this Act, the names and descriptions, marks and particulars so contained shall not be deemed part of the roll.

(3) The Electoral Commissioner and officers acting under the direction of the Electoral Commissioner are exempt from any requirements of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 relating to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information to the extent that personal information is furnished to the Australian Electoral Commission:

(a) for the purposes of or in connection with any arrangement referred to in this section, or

(b) for any other purpose relating to the rolls.