Approvals by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission in accordance with the Electoral Act 2004. The Commission meets periodically, but can make out of session resolutions as required.
Contents
Part 2 - Administration
Part 3 - Enrolment
Part 4 - Registration of political parties
Part 5 - Conduct of elections
Div 2 - Nominations for election
Div 4 - Ballot papers
Div 5 - Scrutineers
Div 7 - Voting at ordinary, pre-poll and mobile polling places
Div 8 - General provisions at polling places and other places where ballot papers are sorted, checked or counted
Div 9 - Postal Voting
Div 10 - Polling in Antarctica, remote areas and outside Tasmania
Div 11 - Preliminary scrutiny of declaration votes and postal vote
Div 12 - Counting votes
Div 14 - Compulsory voting
Part 6 - Electoral expenditure in respect of council elections
Part 8 - Disputed elections, eligibility and vacancies
Part 9 - Casual vacancies in assembly
Schedule 4 - Method of counting votes recorded at assembly election
Schedule 5 - Method of counting votes recorded at council election
s.24(4) - Declaration by Returning Officer 1 April 2005
s.26(3) - Declaration by Electoral Official 1 April 2005
s.32(3)(b) - Approved method for enrolling people not enrolled under s.102(4) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 12 December 2009
s.36(4) - Silent enrolment 9 February 2005
s.36(5) - Silent elector envelope 15 December 2021
s.38(1) - Inspection of public roll 14 December 2022
s.38(2) - Verification of enrolment 29 November 2023
s.39(2) - Amendment to approved form of the election and candidate rolls 16 March 2007
s.40(2) - Form of roll request - party 21 October 2020
s.40(3) - Form of roll request - member 21 October 2020
s.40(5) - Form of roll request - candidate 1 April 2005
s.40(6) - List of persons, bodies or organisations to receive rolls 18 December 2019
s.44(1) - Application for registration of a party 14 March 2017
s.44(3) - Statutory Declaration 14 March 2017
s.54(1) - Application to add a registered member 10 March 2005
s.54(3) - Statutory Declaration 10 March 2005
s.55 - Application to delete a registered member 10 March 2005
s.56 - Application to change a registered officer 10 March 2005
s.57 - Application to change a name or ballot paper name of party 10 March 2005
s.58 - Review of party registration form 23 June 2005
s.59 - Form of notice to cancel registration (no reply) 23 June 2005
s.60 - Form of notice to cancel registration (less than100) 23 June 2005
s.61(1) - Application to cancel registration of a party 23 June 2005
s.61(4) - Form of notice of application to cancel registration 23 June 2005
Part 5 Div 2 - Nominations for election
s.72(c) - Newspapers - for notice of writ 25 February 2009
LC update 27 March 2018
s.73(3) - Newspapers - for notice of change of election dates 25 February 2009
LC update 27 March 2018
s.77(2) - Nomination form - non-party candidate
Nomination form - HA non-party candidate 19 July 2023
Nomination form - LC non-party candidate 29 November 2023
s.77(2)(f) - Lodgement of nomination form 17 March 2020
s.77(3) - Nomination form - HA party candidate
Nomination form - HA party candidate 19 July 2023
s.77(3)(g) - Lodgement of nomination form 17 March 2020
s.77(4) - Nomination form - HA group candidate
Nomination form - HA group candidate 19 July 2023
s.77(4)(f) - Lodgement of nomination form 17 March 2020
s.77(5) - Nomination form - LC party candidate 29 November 2023
s.77(5)(g) - Lodgement of nomination form 17 March 2020
s.83(2) - Form of consent to withdraw - registered officer 1 April 2005
s.83(3) - Form of consent to withdraw - others in group 1 April 2005
s.86(1) - Account to hold nomination deposits 26 March 2009
s.88(2) - Newspapers - for declaration of elected candidates 25 February 2009
LC update 27 March 2018
s.89(2)(a) - Method of determining random order - LC elections 1 April 2005
s.89(2)(b) - Method of determining random order - HA elections 1 April 2005
s.89(3) - Newspapers - for notice of poll 25 February 2009
LC update 27 March 2018
s.89(5) - Newspapers - for notice of polling places 25 February 2009
LC update 27 March 2018
Part 5 Div 4 - Ballot papers
s.96(1) - Form of a ballot paper
House of Assembly 16 February 2024
Legislative Council 13 March 2019
s.96(3) - Authentication mark on ballot papers 1 April 2005
s.97(10) - Manner of collating HA ballot papers 14 December 2022
s.98(3) - Manner of collating LC ballot papers 1 April 2005
s.101(2) - Manner of recording additional ballot papers 1 April 2005
Part 5 Div 5 - Scrutineers
s.104(2) - Appointment of scrutineer form 19 July 2023
s.104(3)(b) - Form of declaration by scrutineer 12 April 2005
Part 5 Div 7 - Voting at ordinary, pre-poll and mobile polling places
s.108(1)(c)(ii) - Approved persons who may vote at a mobile polling place 22 January 2014
s.108(2) - Form of declaration at a pre-poll polling place 5 February 2016
s.111 - Manner of marking voters on election rolls 14 December 2022
s.113 - Procedures for assisting certain electors at polling places (blind and vision impaired electors) 16 March 2007
s.113(1) - Procedures for assisting certain electors at polling places 1 April 2005
s.118(1) - Declaration vote envelope 15 December 2021
s.118(3) - Details to be provided on declaration vote envelope 1 April 2005
s.118(4)(c) - Procedure for declaration voting 1 April 2005
s.118(4)(d) - Manner of recording declaration votes 1 April 2005
Part 5 Div 8 - General provisions at polling places and other places where ballot papers are sorted, checked or counted
s.121(1) - Manner of exhibiting and securing ballot box 12 April 2005
s.123 - Manner of issuing replacement ballot papers 12 April 2005
s.124(2)(c) - Newspapers - for notice of adjourned polling 25 February 2009
LC update 27 March 2018
Part 5 Div 9 - Postal voting
s.126 - Application for a Postal Vote
For the 2021 House of Assembly and Legislative Council elections 30 March 2021
2021 Legislative Council elections 10 March 2021
s.127(1) - Arrangements for obtaining Commonwealth GPVs 1 April 2005
s.128(1)(a) - Issue of postal votes 14 December 2022
s.128(1)(a)(ii) - Instructions for completing and returning postal ballot papers 1 April 2005
For the 2021 House of Assembly and Legislative Council elections 30 March 2021
s.128(1)(b) - Manner of recording postal votes issued 26 March 2009
s.128(3) - Postal vote declaration envelopes and other envelopes for issuing and returning postal votes
Postal vote declaration envelope November 2017
Reply paid envelope November 2017
s.129(3) - Manner of recording replacement postal vote material 1 April 2005
s.130(3) - Procedure for assisting certain postal voters 18 February 2010
Part 5 Div 10 - Polling in Antarctica, remote areas and outside Tasmania
s.131(1)(b) and (1)(c) and 131(2) - Alternate procedures for remote voting 14 March 2017
s.132 - Procedures for voting outside Tasmania
Telephone voting 24 January 2023
Declaration vote envelope 15 December 2021
s.132(a) - Procedures for voting outside Tasmania 12 April 2005
s.132(b) and (c) - Alternate procedures for overseas voting 18 February 2010
Part 5 Div 11 - Preliminary scrutiny of declaration votes and postal votes
s.137(1)(a) - Procedure for preliminary scrutiny and counting of declaration votes 5 May 2005
s.138(3) - Manner of recording preliminary scrutiny of dec votes 18 May 2009
s.139(1)(c)(ii) - Other method of receiving postal vote dec envelopes 5 May 2005
s.139(2) - Manner of recording postal votes 14 December 2022
Part 5 Div 12 - Counting votes
s.140 - Polling places where bps are to be combined 5 May 2005
s.141 - Procedure after close at ordinary polling place 14 December 2022
s.142(1) - Procedure after close at pre-poll or mobile polling place 14 December 2022
s.142(2) - Procedure with pre-poll and mobile ballot boxes after close of poll 14 December 2022
s.144 - Procedure for rechecking counts 5 May 2005
s.149 - Procedure for return of results and parcels to TEC 5 May 2005
s.151 - Opening of sealed parcels forwarded under section 149 14 December 2022
Part 5 Div 14 - Compulsory voting
s.153(2) - Notice to an elector who appears to have failed to vote 16 December 2020
s.154(2) - Second non-voter notice 16 December 2020
s.156(2) - Non-Voter Determination Notice 24 May 2010
s.161 - Election expenditure return 19 December 2018
s.164 - Manner of disposal of Election expenditure returns 28 September 2010
s.212(7) - Method of deciding between candidates 1 April 2005
s.214(2)(b) - Newspapers - for publishing application to withdraw application to dispute election 25 February 2009
LC update 27 March 2018
s.226(3)(a) - Notice of HA vacancy 12 April 2005
s.226(3)(b) - Newspapers - for notice of adjourned polling 25 February 2009
LC update 27 March 2018
s.228(2) - Nomination form - HA recount 14 December 2022
Schedule 4, clause 7(2) - Method of deciding between candidates - which surplus to be dealt with first 1 April 2005
Schedule 4, clause 12 - Method of deciding between candidates - exclusion 1 April 2005
Schedule 5, clause 8(1) - Method of deciding between candidates - exclusion 1 April 2005