Queensland Consolidated Regulations

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTORAL REGULATION 2023

- Made under the Local Government Electoral Act 2011
- As at 28 June 2023
- Reg 57 of 2023

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement

   PART 2 - QUADRENNIAL ELECTION FOR 2024

   3.      Date of quadrennial election for 2024—Act, s 23
   4.      Capped expenditure period—Act, s 123A
   5.      Relevant day to decide number of enrolled electors for quadrennial election—Act, s 123S

   PART 3 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

           Division 1 - General

   6.      Prescribed information for nomination—Act, s 32
   7.      Electors who may cast an electronically assisted vote—Act, s 68
   8.      Approval of procedure for electronically assisted voting—Act, s 75A
   9.      Qualifications or experience for auditors—Act, s 106
   10.     Prescribed details for application for registration of third party for an election—Act, s 127F

           Division 2 - Prescribed information to be included in particular records to be kept

              Subdivision 1 - General

   11.     Purpose of division

              Subdivision 2 - Records about gifts and loans

   12.     Gifts or loans made to or for the benefit of particular relevant entities
   13.     Gifts or loans made by particular relevant entities to other relevant entities
   14.     Gifts to third parties to enable political expenditure

              Subdivision 3 - Records about electoral expenditure

   15.     Electoral expenditure incurred

              Subdivision 4 - Records about operation of accounts

   16.     Amounts paid into dedicated account
   17.     Amounts paid from dedicated account

           Division 3 - Electoral funding and financial disclosure

   18.     Disclosure deadline for returns for gifts or loans received by candidates—Act, ss 117 and 120
   19.     Disclosure deadline for returns for gifts received by groups of candidates—Act, s 118
   20.     Disclosure deadline for returns for gifts or loans received by associated entities of candidates or groups of candidates—Act, ss 118AA and 120A
   21.     Disclosure deadline for returns for gifts received by third parties to enable political expenditure—Act, s 118A
   22.     Disclosure deadline for returns for gifts made by third parties—Act, s 118B
   23.     Disclosure deadline for returns for loans received by groups of candidates—Act, s 120
   24.     Disclosure deadline for returns for electoral expenditure incurred by particular election participants—Act, s 124
   25.     Disclosure deadline for returns for electoral expenditure incurred by relevant third parties—Act, s 125B
   26.     Prescribed information for publishing copy of return or document—Act, s 128
   27.     Approval of procedures for electronic lodgement of returns—Act, s 132A

   PART 4 - REPEAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISION

           Division 1 - Repeal

   28.     Repeal

           Division 2 - Transitional provisions

   29.     References to repealed regulation
   30.     Information required to be included in a record