Division 7 Miscellaneous

49   Arrangement with Commonwealth

(1)  The Governor may arrange with the Governor-General of the Commonwealth for either or both of the following:

(a)  a joint enrolment process,

(b)  the exchange of information necessary for the preparation, maintenance and revision of rolls,

      under this Act and the Commonwealth Act.

(2)  The Electoral Commissioner and officers acting under the direction of the Electoral Commissioner are exempt from any requirements of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 relating to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information to the extent that personal information is furnished to the Australian Electoral Commission:

(a)  for the purposes of or in connection with any arrangement referred to in this section, or

(b)  for any other purpose relating to rolls under this Act or the Commonwealth Act.

50   Witness to application must be satisfied of truth of statements

A person must not witness any claim for enrolment or transfer of enrolment unless the person:

(a)  is satisfied as to the identity of the claimant, and

(b)  has seen the claimant sign the claim, and

(c)  is satisfied that the statements contained in the claim are true.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

51   Failure to transmit claim

A person who accepts the custody of a claim for enrolment or transfer of enrolment for transmission on behalf of any other person to the Electoral Commissioner must immediately transmit the claim to the Electoral Commissioner.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

52   Correction of errors

(1)  If any accidental or unavoidable impediment, misfeasance or omission has happened in the preparation or transmission or printing of any roll under this Part, the Governor may by order:

(a)  take all such measures as may be necessary for removing the impediment or rectifying such misfeasance or omission, or

(b)  declare any such roll to be valid despite the impediment, misfeasance or omission.

(2)  Every such order must state specifically the nature of the impediment, misfeasance or omission and must be published in the Gazette.

(3)  Nothing in this section prevents the Electoral Commissioner exercising any of the Electoral Commissioner’s functions under any other provision of this Act in relation to the preparation and maintenance of rolls.