New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORATES AND ELECTIONS ACT 1912 - SECT 30A

30A Enrolment by Electoral Commissioner in response to change to Commonwealth electoral roll

(1) If, because of a change to any roll kept under the Commonwealth Act, the Electoral Commissioner forms the opinion that:

(a) a person who is not enrolled for any district is entitled to be enrolled for a district, the Electoral Commissioner may enrol the person for the district, or

(b) a person is incorrectly enrolled for a district (the "first district"), but that the person is entitled to be enrolled for another district (the "second district"), the Electoral Commissioner may:

(i) remove the person’s name from the roll for the first district, and

(ii) enrol the person for the second district, or

(c) a person who is enrolled for a district is not entitled to be enrolled for that district, the Electoral Commissioner may remove the person’s name from the roll for the district.

(2) Nothing in this section prevents the Electoral Commissioner enrolling a person for a district during the period of any election, including after the issue of the writ for the election.