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ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMISSION ACT 1989 No. 150 of 1989 - SECT 103

Errors in Commonwealth Electoral Roll not to affect entitlements
103. (1) For the purposes of this Act, a person's name shall be taken to be on
the Commonwealth Electoral Roll if the name appearing on the Roll is, in the
opinion of an authorised Electoral Officer, sufficient to identify the person,
even if:

   (a)  a given name of the person has been omitted from the Roll, or a wrong
        given name has been entered on the Roll;

   (b)  the person's surname has been misspelt; or

   (c)  the Roll does not show the person's correct address.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person's name shall be taken to be on the
Commonwealth Electoral Roll even if his or her name as shown on that Roll has
been changed because of his or her marriage. 


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