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ELECTORAL ACT 1992 - SECT 77

Suppression of elector's address

    (1)     If—

        (a)     an elector is enrolled on the Commonwealth roll; and

        (b)     under the Commonwealth Electoral Act

, section 104 the particulars of the elector's address have not been included on, or have been deleted from, the Commonwealth roll;

the commissioner shall suppress the particulars of the elector's address from any extract from the roll on which the elector is enrolled under this Act.

    (2)     If an elector is not enrolled on the Commonwealth roll, on the elector's request for the suppression of particulars of the elector's address from an extract from any roll, the commissioner shall—

        (a)     grant the request; or

        (b)     refuse the request.

    (3)     A request must include the reasons for the request.

Note 1     If a form is approved under s 340A for a request, the form must be used.

Note 2     It is an offence to make a false or misleading statement, give false or misleading information or produce a false or misleading document (see Criminal Code

, pt 3.4).

    (4)     The commissioner shall grant a request under subsection (2) if the commissioner is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the inclusion of the particulars of the elector's address on an extract from the roll would place at risk the personal safety of the elector or any member of the elector's family.

    (5)     After making a decision about a request under subsection (2), the commissioner shall give the person who made the request—

        (a)     if the request is granted—written notice of the decision; or

        (b)     if the request is refused—an internal review notice about the decision.



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