Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152:section:98a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 98A
Character Range: 242127–243058

98A  Refusal to include in the Roll inappropriate names
 (1) This section applies to the inclusion in a Roll, or transfer to a Roll, of a person's name under a provision of this Part.
 (2) The Electoral Commissioner may refuse to include in a Roll, or transfer to a Roll, a person's name 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 in a Roll, or transfer to a Roll, a person's name if including the name in the Roll, or transferring it to 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.