Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 390

             (1)  A person who is, or has been, an officer shall not, except for the purposes of this Act, be required:

                     (a)  to produce in court a claim for enrolment (including a provisional claim for enrolment) or transfer of enrolment under this Act; or

                     (b)  to divulge or communicate to a court any matter or thing in relation to a claim for enrolment (including a provisional claim for enrolment) or transfer of enrolment under this Act, being a matter or thing that has come under the person's notice in the performance of duties or functions under this Act.

             (2)  In this section, officer includes any person performing duties, or exercising powers or functions, under or in relation to this Act.