(1)  In this section, public authority means a body or authority, whether incorporated or not, established or constituted by or under an Act or under the Royal Prerogative, where the body or authority or its governing authority wholly or partly comprises persons appointed by the Governor, a Minister of the Crown or another public authority, but does not include a Government Department.

(2)  The Redistribution Committee or the Redistribution Tribunal may, by notice in writing served on –

(a) a person whose name and address appears on an electoral roll maintained for the purposes of the Electoral Act 2004 or who is qualified to be on any such roll; or

(b) a person who is a State Service officer or State Service employee or an employee of a public authority or local authority–

require that person to provide the Committee or the Tribunal within 14 days with such information as it may require for the purposes of this Act.

(3)  A person who fails to provide the Redistribution Committee or the Redistribution Tribunal with information as required under subsection (2) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.