PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO BILL 20

Honourable Suzanne Anton to move, in Committee of the Whole, on

Bill 20
Election Amendment Aet, 2015
to amend as follows:
SECTION 6, by deleting the text shown as struck out and adding tile underlined text as
shown:

Section 51(2) " ...... r.., ...a +1.. tt .... : ...... ,.o.,...,t.- amended

a(_a_l in subsection (1) by striking out "SuNect to section 275, the chief electoral
officer" and substituting "The chief electoral officer" and
(b) bY repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following"
(2) ur:+l .... . v:+: ...... .;.. t+ m On request and on payment of the

reasonable costs of reproduction, the chief electoral officer must provide the

following:
(a) to a registered political pa .rty or member of the Legislative Assembly, a list
of voters;

(b) to a registered political party,

in respect of the most recent general election for .+.t.: .+,,,,., ,,.,,,,, ,o+ ....... ,**:++

of '"+: .............. "1 a list of voters that indicates which voters

on the list voted in the gcncraltha__.It election, and

.( in respedt of a by-election that takes place between the date of the

most recent general election and the date the next general election is

called, a list of voters that indicates which voters on the list voted in
that by-election;

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.(9_) to an individual who was a candidate,

fi) in respect of the most recent general election, a list of voters in the
electoral district for which the individual was nominated as a

candidate that indicates which voters on the list voted in that

election, and

i in respect of a by-election that takes place between the date of the

most recent general election and the date the next general election is

called, a list of voters in the electoral district for which the

individual was nominated as a candidate that indicates which voters
on the list voted in that by-election.

SECTION 21.1, by adding the following section:

21.1 Section 275 is amended
(a) & snbsection (3) by striMng out "within the meaning of the Freedom of
Information and Protection of Privacy Act"

(b) by adding the following snbsections:

(3.2) Despite subsection (3) of this section, personal information contained inthe lists
referred to in sections 51 (2) (b) and (c), 96 (5) and 97 (7) may only be used for
the purposes of this Act.
(3.3) For certainty, personal information contained in a record referred to in this
section must not be used for commercial purposes.,

(e) in subsection (4) by striMng out "subsection (3)" and substituting "this section';
(d) in subsection (4) (a) by striMng out "that subsection," and substituting "this
section,", and

(e) by adding the following snbseetions:

(4.1) Subject to subsection (4.2) of this section,
(a) in the case of a registered political party that wishes to obtain a list
refelTed to in section 51 (2) (a) or (b), the director, principal officer or
principal member of the registered political party on whose behalf the list
is requested must file with the chief electoral officer a privacy policy
acceptable to the chief electoral officer,
(b) in the case of a candidate representative who wishes to obtain a copy of a
list referred to in section 96 (5), the candidate or the official agent of the
candidate on whose behalf the list is requested must file with the chief
electoral officer a privacy policy acceptable to the chief electoral officer,
and

(e)

in all other cases, an individual who wishes to obtain a copy of a record

referred to in this section must file with the chief electoral officer a
privacy policy acceptable to the chief electoral officer.

(4.2) If a privacy policy has been previously filed under subsection (4.1), the chief
electoral officer may waive a requirement under that subsection.

(4.3) In this section:

"personal information" means personal information within the meaning of the
Freedom of Information and Proteetion of Privaey Act;
"privacy policy" means a policy that sets out reasonable security arrangements
against such risks as unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure or disposal
in respect of personal information contained in a record referred to in this
section.

The Honourable Suzanne Anton