Electoral rules
- SUBTOPICS
By-elections
Information for Parliamentary Candidates - By-elections Read more »
Election advertising, including broadcasting - all participants
The definition of election advertisement, the need for promoter statements, differening requirements for broadcast election advertising, and other rules common to all election participants. Read more »
Third parties
Information for and about individuals and groups who are not candidates or political parties themselves, but want to influence how others vote. Read more »
Electorate candidates-2008 general election
Anyone standing as a candidate in the 2008 general election must comply with campaigning and financing rules contained in the Electoral Act 1993, Electoral Finance Act 2007 and the Broadcasting Act 1989. The Chief Electoral Office’s Information for Parliamentary Candidates and their Financial Agents guide includes information about new campaign financing rules that apply from 1 January 2008. Candidates should study these requirements carefully before they undertake any advertising or accept any donations in relation to their campaign. It is a serious offence to breach these rules. Under the new rules a candidate must Appoint a financial agent, who is responsible for new rules covering donations, authorising election advertising and filing a return of election expenses and donations. Read more »
- ARTICLES
General election date & timetable
The 2008 general election will be held on a Saturday no later than 15 November. The date of an election is usually announced by the prime minister 6-8 weeks before election day. A diagram shows the sequence of key events in the parliamentary election process beginning with announcement. Read more »
Electoral law links
This page lists and links to current laws and regulations relevant to parliamentary, local government, and school electoral matters. Read more »
General election results, recounts & challenges - an overview
Counting of advance votes may start from 3pm on election day. Votes cast on election day are counted from 7pm, leading to a preliminary result at about 11.30pm. Overseas and special declaration votes are included in the official count that follows election day. The official count is completed 2 weeks after election day. Read more »
How to make a protected donation
A donation protected from disclosure is a mechanism for any person who wants to make a donation of more than $1,000 to a registered political party and does not want their identity to be disclosed to either the public or to the party receiving the donation. Read more »
