Queensland Numbered Acts

ELECTORAL AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2019 - SECT 71

71 Amendment of s 316 (Publishing of returns)

(1) Section 316 (1) —
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(1) The commission must publish a return given to the commission under this part on its website.

(2) Section 316 —
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(3) However, if publishing a return mentioned in subsection (1) would disclose the following information, the commission must publish a copy of the return from which the information has been deleted—

(a) the address of an individual identified in the return if the person giving the return informs the commission that the individual is—

(i) a silent elector; or

(ii) enrolled on the electoral roll of the Commonwealth or another State with status equivalent or similar to a silent elector;

(b) the street address of each other individual identified in the return.

(4) For subsection (3)(b), the requirement to delete the street address of an individual does not include a requirement to delete the suburb, town, city or other locality, or State of the individual.