Version No. 065
Electoral Act 2002
No. 23 of 2002
Version incorporating amendments as at
10 February 2025
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
Part 1—Preliminary
1Purpose and outline of Act
2Commencement
3Definitions
3AHomeless persons
4Electoral matter
5Extraterritorial operation of Act
Part 2—Victorian Electoral Commission
6Victorian Electoral Commission
7Constitution of Commission
8Responsibility and functions of the Commission
9Powers of the Commission
10Commission not subject to direction or control
11Election manual and guidelines
12The Electoral Commissioner
13Deputy Electoral Commissioner
14Suspension from office
15Other terms and conditions
16Functions, powers and duties
17Staff
17AApplication of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010
18Election managers and election officials
19Delegations
19AMandatory notification of corrupt conduct to IBAC
19BConsultation prior to notification
19CCommunication of information to the IBAC
19DElectoral Commissioner not to prejudice investigations of the IBAC
Part 3—Enrolment procedures and information
Division 1—Register of electors
20Arrangement with Commonwealth
21Register of electors for Victoria
22Entitlement to enrolment of electors for Assembly and Council
23Claims for enrolment and notice of change of address
23AEnrolment by the Commission
24General postal voters
25Power to refuse to include inappropriate names on register
26Information to be supplied to Commission
27Review of register of electors
28Register of electors not available for public inspection
Division 2—Electoral rolls
29Electoral rolls
30Correction of errors in electoral rolls
31Request to be silent elector
32Inspection of list of electors and electoral rolls
Division 3—Enrolment information
33Provision of enrolment information to political parties, members and candidates
34Provision of enrolment information to others
35Report to Parliament
36Use of enrolment information
37Prohibition of disclosure or commercial use of enrolment information
Division 4—Enrolment objections and Tribunal reviews
38Objections to enrolment
39Notice of objection
40Answer to objection
41Determination of objection
42Review by Tribunal
Part 4—Registration of political parties
43Register of Political Parties
44Registered officer of a political party
45Application for registration
46Political party or logo not to be registered during election
47Political parties with certain names not to be registered
47ACertain logos not to be entered in Register of Political Parties
48Variation of application
49Publication of notice of application
50Registration
51Changes to Register of Political Parties
52Commission to review registration of political parties
53Voluntary de-registration
54De-registration of party not endorsing candidates
55De-registration of political party on failure to provide information and documents
56De-registration of political party on other grounds
57De-registration
58De-registered political party is ineligible for registration
58ARegistered political party must apply for re‑registration
58BApplication for re-registration
58CPolitical party not to be re-registered during election
58DRe-registration
59Inspection of Register of Political Parties
60Review of certain decisions
Part 5—Election procedures
Division 1—Writs
61Writs for elections
62Vacancy occurring by reason of resignation to contest Commonwealth election
63Issue of writ and days appointed
64Duties of Commission on receipt of writ
Division 2—Voting centres
65Appointment of voting centres
66Use of licensed premises as voting centre
67Use of prescribed premises as voting centre
Division 3—Nominations and candidates
68Commission to make particulars of candidates available
69Nomination of candidates
69AGrouping of candidates for Council elections
69BGroup voting tickets
70Rejection of nominations
71Retirement of candidate
72Failed election
Division 4—Arrangements for holding elections
73When…