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ELECTORAL ACT 2002 - SECT 37

Prohibition of disclosure or commercial use of enrolment information

S. 37(1) amended by No. 30/2018 s. 28(2).

    (1)     For the purposes of this section, enrolment information is protected information in relation to a person if the person knows, or has reasonable grounds for believing, that the information has been provided under section 33, 34 or 104A.

    (2)     A person must not disclose protected information unless the disclosure would be a use of the information for a permitted purpose under section 36.

Penalty:     In the case of a natural person, 600 penalty units;

In the case of a body corporate or registered political party, 3000 penalty units.

    (3)     A person must not use protected information for a commercial purpose.

Penalty:     In the case of a natural person, 600 penalty units;

In the case of a body corporate or registered political party, 3000 penalty units.

Note to s. 37 inserted by No. 13/2013 s. 20(2).

Note

Section 179A applies to an offence against subsection (2) or (3).

Division 4—Enrolment objections and Tribunal reviews



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