Commissioner of Taxation

Notice of a data matching program - Commonwealth electoral roll details

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will acquire details of registered voters on the Commonwealth electoral view from the Australian Electoral Commissioner. This data will be collected on an ongoing basis and is refreshed every three months.

The data items that will be obtained are personal details of:

• Name of the registered voter
• Residential address of the registered voter
• Sex of the registered voter
• Date of birth of the registered voter
• Occupation of the registered voter.

It is estimated that records for 15 million individuals will be obtained each quarter.

These records will be electronically matched with ATO data holdings to identify non-compliance with registration, lodgment, reporting and payment obligations under taxation laws.

The objectives of this data matching program are to:

• Identify taxpayers that are not registered with us when they are required to be
• Locate taxpayers that may have outstanding taxation and superannuation lodgment, correct reporting or payment obligations
• Identify potential instances of taxation or superannuation fraud
• Assist with the administration of Australia's Foreign Investment Framework.

A document describing this program has been prepared in consultation with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. A copy of this document is available at www.ato.gov.au/dmprotocols