Unpublished names

1 Notwithstanding sections 101 , 104 , 105 , 107 , 108 , and 110(3)(c) and (d) , where the Electoral Commission is satisfied, on the application of any person, that the publication of that person’s name would be prejudicial to the personal safety of that person or his or her family, the Electoral Commission may direct that— a the name and residence of that person shall not be published in any main or supplementary roll or in any list or index that may be available for inspection by the public; and b the name and particulars of that person shall not be available for inspection under section 110(3)(c) ; and c the application for registration of that person shall not be available for inspection under section 110(3)(d) . 2 Without limiting the discretion conferred on the Electoral Commission by subsection (1), the Electoral Commission may on the production of— a a protection order that is in force under the Family Violence Act 2018 in respect of any person; or aa a restraining order that is in force under the Harassment Act 1997 in respect of any person; or b a statutory declaration from a constable to the effect that he or she believes that the personal safety of a person or of a person’s family could be prejudiced by the publication of that person’s name,— exercise in respect of that person’s name, and without further evidence or inquiry, the power conferred on the Electoral Commission by that subsection. 1956 No 107 s 62A; 1980 No 29 s 27 Section 115(1) : amended , on 1 July 2012 , by section 52(18)(f) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57). Section 115(1)(a) : amended , on 20 December 2025 , by section 22 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82). Section 115(2) : amended , on 1 July 2012 , by section 52(13) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57). Section 115(2) : amended , on 1 July 2012 , by section 52(18)(f) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57). Section 115(2)(a) : substituted , on 1 July 1996 , by section 132 of the Domestic Violence Act 1995 (1995 No 86). Section 115(2)(a) : amended , on 1 July 2019 , by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46). Section 115(2)(aa) : inserted , on 1 January 1998 , by section 45 of the Harassment Act 1997 (1997 No 92). Section 115(2)(b) : substituted , on 17 August 2011 , by section 15 of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57).