Electoral Act 1993

Registration of electors - Marriage or civil union of registered elector

93: Notification of marriages and civil unions

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"Telling the Electoral Commission about marriages and civil unions"

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When you get married or enter a civil union, the Registrar-General must tell the Electoral Commission. The Registrar-General is a person appointed under section 124(1) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021. They must give the Electoral Commission your full name, date of birth, address, and the date of your marriage or civil union.

If you are on the electoral roll, the Electoral Commission will send you a notice. They want to know if you need to change any details on the roll because of your marriage or civil union. You might need to change your name, address, or occupation on the roll.

If you do need to make changes, the Electoral Commission will update the roll. If the changes are not on the roll before an election, you can still vote using your old name. This is okay as long as you are allowed to vote in the first place.

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Part 5Registration of electors
Marriage or civil union of registered elector

93Notification of marriages and civil unions

  1. In this section, Registrar-General means the Registrar-General appointed under section 124(1) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021.

  2. As soon as is reasonably practicable after the registration of a marriage or a civil union under subpart 5 of Part 2 of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021, the Registrar-General must provide to the Electoral Commission the following information in respect of each of the parties to the marriage or civil union:

  3. full name:
    1. date of birth:
      1. usual residential address:
        1. date of marriage or civil union.
          1. Subsection (4) applies if a party to the marriage or civil union is—

          2. registered as an elector of any district; or
            1. a person who has applied under section 82(2) for registration as an elector.
              1. The Electoral Commission must—

              2. send to the party to the marriage or civil union a notice asking for details of any changes resulting from the marriage or civil union that may be required to the name, address, and occupation under which he or she is registered on the roll; and
                1. if a change is required, amend the roll in accordance with the details supplied.
                  1. If an amendment to the roll is required under subsection (4) and the amendment does not appear on the main or supplementary roll printed for any election, the person is, if otherwise qualified, entitled to vote at the election under his or her former name as it appears on the roll.

                  Notes
                  • Section 93: substituted, on , by section 4 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 63).
                  • Section 93(1): amended, on , by section 147 of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021 (2021 No 57).
                  • Section 93(2): amended, on , by section 147 of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021 (2021 No 57).
                  • Section 93(2): amended, on , by section 52(17)(i) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57).
                  • Section 93(4): amended, on , by section 52(17)(i) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57).