Electoral Act 1993

Registration of electors - Registration

86C: Prison manager to inform prisoners removed from hospital or secure facility of disqualification for registration

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"Prison staff must tell prisoners they can't vote after moving from hospital or a secure facility"

You are a prisoner who has been moved from a hospital or secure facility to a prison. You were not stopped from voting when you were in the hospital or secure facility. The prison manager must tell you that you cannot vote now, as per section 80(1)(d), as soon as they can after you arrive at the prison. You will be told you cannot vote because of this rule. The prison manager has to inform you about this as soon as possible. This is what the law says about your situation. The prison manager will use section 80(1)(d) to decide that you cannot vote. You will be informed of this when you get to the prison. This is a rule that applies to you now that you are in prison.

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86B: Registration of prisoners serving sentence of imprisonment who are not disqualified for registration under section 80(1)(d), or

"How prisoners can register to vote"

86D: Registration of prisoners disqualified for registration under section 80(1)(d) following release, or

"Help for prisoners to register to vote after leaving prison"

Part 5Registration of electors
Registration

86CPrison manager to inform prisoners removed from hospital or secure facility of disqualification for registration

This section applies in respect of a prisoner who—
is removed to a prison from a hospital or secure facility to serve a sentence of imprisonment; and
during their detention in the hospital or secure facility, was not disqualified under section 80(1)(c) for registration as an elector.

As soon as is reasonably practicable after the prisoner has been removed to the prison, the prison manager must inform the prisoner that they are disqualified under section 80(1)(d) for registration as an elector of an electoral district.

Notes

Section 86C: replaced, on 20 December 2025, by section 13 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).