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COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 93A

Power to refuse to include in the Roll inappropriate names

             (1)  This section applies to the inclusion of a person's name in a Roll under a provision of this Part.

             (2)  The Electoral Commissioner may refuse to include a person's name in a Roll if the Electoral Commissioner considers that the name:

                     (a)  is fictitious, frivolous, offensive or obscene; or

                     (b)  is not the name by which the person is usually known; or

                     (c)  is not written in the alphabet used for the English language.

             (3)  The Electoral Commissioner may refuse to include a person's name in a Roll if including the name in the Roll would be contrary to the public interest.

             (4)  If the Electoral Commissioner decides under this section to refuse to include a person's name in a Roll, the Electoral Commissioner must notify the person in writing of that decision.



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