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Electoral Act 1993

Registration of electors - Registration

86AAD: Director of Mental Health to collect and send registration information to Electoral Commission

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"Director of Mental Health helps send your voter registration details to the Electoral Commission"

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You can ask the Director of Mental Health to send your registration details to the Electoral Commission. You need to give the Director of Mental Health some information, including the details required by section 83(2). If you are Māori, you also need to say if you want to be registered in a Māori electoral district or a General electoral district. The Director of Mental Health will collect your information and send it to the Electoral Commission as soon as possible. If you want to apply for a direction under section 115, the Director of Mental Health will help you prepare an application and send it with your registration information. The Director of Mental Health can only use your information to send it to the Electoral Commission, or to help you with your application. The Director of Mental Health must send your information to the Electoral Commission, and they must do it quickly. They will also help you if you need to apply for a special direction. You can trust that your information will be kept safe and only used for the right purposes.

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Part 5Registration of electors
Registration

86AADDirector of Mental Health to collect and send registration information to Electoral Commission

  1. If a person referred to in section 86AAB or 86AAC wants their registration details sent to the Electoral Commission to facilitate their registration as an elector, the person must provide to the Director of Mental Health the following registration information for that purpose:

  2. their details required by section 83(2); and
    1. if the person is Māori, whether their choice is to be registered in a Māori electoral district or a General electoral district.

      1. The Director of Mental Health must collect the registration information provided by the person and send that information to the Electoral Commission as soon as is reasonably practicable.

      2. If the person wishes to apply for a direction under section 115 (unpublished names), the Director of Mental Health must—

      3. assist the person to prepare an application accompanied by supporting information; and
        1. send the application and supporting information to the Electoral Commission with the person's registration information.

          1. The Director of Mental Health may not use or disclose the registration information collected from the person other than in accordance with subsection (2) or (3).

          Notes
          • Section 86AAD: inserted, on , by section 12 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).