Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152:section:84
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 84
Character Range: 159570–161274

84  Arrangement with States
 (1) The Governor‑General may arrange with the Governor of a State, the Administrator of the Northern Territory or the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory for, or for the carrying out of a procedure relating to, the preparation, alteration or revision of the Rolls, in any manner consistent with the provisions of this Act, jointly by the Commonwealth and the State, jointly by the Commonwealth and the Northern Territory or jointly by the Commonwealth and the Australian Capital Territory, as the case may be, whether for the purpose of the Rolls being used as Electoral Rolls for State elections, Northern Territory elections or Australian Capital Territory elections, as the case may be, as well as for Commonwealth elections, or for any other purpose.
 (2) When any such arrangement has been made, the Rolls may contain:
 (a) the names and descriptions of persons who are not entitled to be enrolled thereon as electors of the Commonwealth provided that it is clearly indicated in the prescribed manner that those persons are not enrolled thereon as Commonwealth electors;
 (b) distinguishing marks against the names of persons enrolled as Commonwealth electors, to show that those persons are or are not also enrolled as State electors, Australian Capital Territory electors or Northern Territory electors; and
 (c) other particulars in addition to the prescribed particulars;
and for the purposes of this Act the names, descriptions, marks, and particulars so contained shall not be deemed part of the Roll.
 (3) However, particulars contained in the Rolls in accordance with paragraph (2)(c) must not relate to whether a person is a designated elector.