Electoral Act 1993

Registration of electors - Electoral rolls

112A: Provision of electoral information to Government Statistician

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"Sharing voter information with the Government Statistician to help with statistics and research"

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The law says you can share some information with the Government Statistician to help with official statistics or research under the Data and Statistics Act 2022. This information includes lists of people who are on the electoral roll, such as people in a certain age group, people of Māori descent, or people who have birthdays in a certain time period. You can also share information like a person's name, date of birth, and address.

The Government Statistician can ask for information about people who can vote in certain areas, like electoral districts or regions. The Electoral Commission can agree to share other information with the Government Statistician if it will help with official statistics or research. However, there are some exceptions, and the Electoral Commission cannot share information that has been directed not to be shared under section 115(1).

The Electoral Commission has to follow these rules when sharing information with the Government Statistician, and they have to make sure they are not sharing anything they are not supposed to.

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Part 5Registration of electors
Electoral rolls

112AProvision of electoral information to Government Statistician

  1. Nothing in this Act limits or prevents the provision of any of the following information to the Government Statistician for the production of official statistics or research under the Data and Statistics Act 2022:

  2. a list of electors in a particular age group as defined in section 114(9):
    1. a list of electors of Māori descent:
      1. a list of electors whose birthdays fall within a period of 12 months:
        1. a list of electors as at a date specified by the Statistician:
          1. a list of electors on the dormant roll:
            1. in relation to each elector on a list described in paragraphs (a) to (e), the elector’s name, date of birth, postal address, residential address, occupation (if any), preferred honorific (if any), and meshblock:
              1. information about any elector appearing to be entitled to vote in—
                1. 1 or more named electoral districts; or
                  1. all electoral districts; or
                    1. 1 or more named regions or constituencies of a region; or
                      1. 1 or more named territorial authority districts; or
                        1. 1 or more named wards; or
                          1. 1 or more named community board areas; or
                            1. 1 or more named local board areas:
                            2. any other information that the Electoral Commission agrees to provide to the Government Statistician for the production of official statistics or research.
                              1. Despite subsection (1), the Electoral Commission must not provide to the Government Statistician information that is subject to a direction under section 115(1).

                              Notes
                              • Section 112A: inserted, on , by section 107(1) of the Data and Statistics Act 2022 (2022 No 39).