Minister: Attorney-General and Minister for Justice
Agency: Department of Justice and Attorney-General


Electoral Act 1992 No. 28

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
19 June 1992 01 September 1992
01 December 1994 21 December 1994 1994 Act No. 82
28 November 1995 18 December 1995 1995 Act No. 58
24 April 1996 25 July 1996 1996 Act No. 2
12 December 1996 24 January 1997 1996 Act No. 79
01 July 1997 01 July 1997 1997 Act No. 11
05 December 1997 15 December 1997 1997 Act No. 82
01 July 1999 28 October 1999 1999 Act No. 33
25 October 2000 08 November 2000 2000 Act No. 46
27 November 2000 08 December 2000 2000 Act No. 63
15 July 2001 24 August 2001 2001 Act No. 45
06 June 2002 07 June 2002 2002 Act No. 8
01 July 2002 05 July 2002 2002 Act No. 8
06 December 2002 2002 Act No. 8
09 May 2003 2003 Act No. 19
08 December 2003 2003 Act No. 77
01 January 2005 2004 Act No. 37
11 August 2006 2006 Act No. 41
28 August 2006 2006 Act No. 29
26 April 2007 2007 Act No. 21
28 September 2007 2007 Act No. 37
15 March 2008 2007 Act No. 59
01 July 2008 2008 Act No. 47
19 September 2008 2008 Act No. 47
28 May 2009 2009 Act No. 7
01 July 2009 2009 Act No. 9
02 November 2009 2009 Act No. 25
10 December 2009 2009 Act No. 49
01 July 2010 2009 Act No. 172010 Act No. 23
14 October 2010 2010 Act No. 42
19 May 2011 2011 Act No. 14

Act renumbered

13 June 2011 2011 Act No. 15
01 September 2011 2011 Act No. 27
06 December 2011 2011 Act No. 45
31 December 2011

prov exp 30 December 2011

22 November 2012 2012 Act No. 37
07 December 2012 2011 Act No. 45
23 September 2013 2013 Act No. 39
21 November 2013 2014 Act No. 32
28 May 2014 2014 Act No. 32
01 July 2014 2014 Act No. 21

RA ss 35, 43, 44A

01 January 2015 2014 Act No. 44

RA s 44

14 May 2015 24 May 2018 2015 Act No. 2

revised version

05 May 2016 24 May 2018 2016 Act No. 20

revised version

01 July 2016 24 May 2018

provs exp 30 June 2016

revised version

02 October 2018 13 August 2019 2018 Act No. 9

RA s 35

31 January 2020 31 January 2020 2019 Act No. 31

RA s 44

19 March 2020 20 March 2020 2020 Act No. 11
30 June 2020 01 July 2020 2020 Act No. 20
01 August 2020 31 July 2020 2020 Act No. 202019 Act No. 31

RA s 44

04 December 2020 07 December 2020 2020 Act No. 38
20 March 2021 02 August 2021

prov exp 19 March 2021

17 November 2021 15 February 2022

prov exp 16 November 2021

01 January 2022 15 February 2022 2020 Act No. 20

RA s 44

30 June 2022 30 June 2022 2022 Act No. 13
01 July 2022 03 August 2022 2020 Act No. 202022 Act No. 13

revised version

28 July 2022 29 September 2022

RA s 44, provs exp 27 July 2022

01 March 2023 28 February 2023 2022 Act No. 34
20 September 2023 25 September 2023 2023 Act No. 23
01 February 2024 30 January 2024 2023 Act No. 23

Electoral Act 1992 No. 28

date of assent 01 June 1992

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 19 June 1992 (1992 SL No. 160)

Electoral Amendment Act 1994 No. 82

date of assent 01 December 1994

commenced on date of assent

Justice and Attorney-General (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 No. 24 pts 1, 4

date of assent 11 April 1995

commenced on date of assent

Parliamentary Committees Act 1995 No. 38 ss 1, 35 sch 1

date of assent 15 September 1995

commenced on date of assent

Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1

date of assent 28 November 1995

commenced on date of assent

Parliamentary Committees Legislation Amendment Act 1996 No. 2 pts 1, 4

date of assent 24 April 1996

commenced on date of assent

Public Service Act 1996 No. 37 ss 1–2, 147 sch 2

date of assent 22 October 1996

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 1996 (1996 SL No. 361)

Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations Legislation Amendment Act 1996 No. 40 pts 1, 3

date of assent 01 November 1996

commenced on date of assent

Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996 No. 79 pts 1, 12

date of assent 12 December 1996

commenced on date of assent

Referendums Act 1997 No. 11 s 102 sch 2

date of assent 15 May 1997

commenced on date of assent

Electoral Amendment Act 1997 No. 10

date of assent 15 May 1997

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 1997 (1997 SL No. 134)

Justice and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1997 No. 82 ss 1–3, sch

date of assent 05 December 1997

commenced on date of assent

Industrial Relations Act 1999 No. 33 ss 1, 2(2), 747 sch 3

date of assent 18 June 1999

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 1999 (1999 SL No. 159)

State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 No. 70 ss 1–2, 166 sch 1

date of assent 06 December 1999

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 27 November 2000 (2000 SL No. 274)

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 No. 46 ss 1, 3 sch

date of assent 25 October 2000

commenced on date of assent

Corrective Services Act 2000 No. 63 ss 1, 2(2), 276 sch 2

date of assent 24 November 2000

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2001 (2001 SL No. 88)

Electoral and Other Acts Amendment Act 2001 No. 25 pts 1–2 sch 1

date of assent 25 May 2001

commenced on date of assent

Corporations (Ancillary Provisions) Act 2001 No. 45 ss 1–2, 29 sch 3

date of assent 28 June 2001

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

sch 3 commenced 15 July 2001 (see s 2 (2) of Act 2001 No. 45 (Qld) and Corporations Act 2001 No. 50 (Cwlth) and proc pubd Cwlth of Australia gaz 13 July 2001, No. S285)

remaining provision commenced immediately before 15 July 2001 (see s 2 (1) of Act 2001 No. 45 (Qld) and Corporations Act 2001 No. 50 (Cwlth) and proc pubd Cwlth of Australia gaz 13 July 2001, No. S285)

Parliament of Queensland Act 2001 No. 81 ss 1–2, ch 9 pt 6

date of assent 03 December 2001

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 6 June 2002 (see s 2)

Electoral and Other Acts Amendment Act 2002 No. 8 pts 1–2 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 19 April 2002

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

s 12 commenced 6 December 2002 (2002 SL No. 119)

s 28 commenced 6 June 2002 (see s 2 (1))

ss 32–45 commenced 1 July 2002 (2002 SL No. 119)

remaining provisions commenced 6 June 2002 (2002 SL No. 119)

Amending legislation

Justice and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 No. 34 ss 1, 2(5), 74 sch 6 (amends 2002 No. 8 above)

date of assent 16 August 2002

ss 1–2, 74 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 5 June 2002 (see s 2 (5))

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 No. 19 ss 1, 3 sch

date of assent 09 May 2003

commenced on date of assent

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2003 No. 77 ss 1, 2(3), pt 13

date of assent 06 November 2003

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 8 December 2003 (2003 SL No. 310)

Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004 No. 37 ss 1–2, 86 sch 1

date of assent 27 October 2004

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2005 (2004 SL No. 266)

Corrective Services Act 2006 No. 29 ss 1, 2(2), 518 sch 3

date of assent 01 June 2006

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provision commenced 28 August 2006 (2006 SL No. 213) (amdt could not be given effect)

Crime and Misconduct and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 41 pts 1, 2B

date of assent 11 August 2006

commenced on date of assent (see s 2)

Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007 No. 21 pts 1, 4

date of assent 26 April 2007

commenced on date of assent

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007 No. 37 pts 1, 12

date of assent 29 August 2007

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 28 September 2007 (2007 SL No. 241)

Local Government and Other Legislation (Indigenous Regional Councils) Amendment Act 2007 No. 59 ss 1–2, 152 sch

date of assent 22 November 2007

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 15 March 2008 (2007 SL No. 336)

Electoral Amendment Act 2008 No. 47

date of assent 19 September 2008

ss 1–2, 4, 10–11, 17, 21–22, 27, 33–35 commenced on date of assent (see s 2)

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2008 (see s 2)

Financial Accountability Act 2009 No. 9 ss 1, 2(2), 136 sch 1

date of assent 28 May 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2009 (2009 SL No. 80)

Parliament of Queensland Amendment Act 2009 No. 7 ss 1, 16 sch

date of assent 28 May 2009

commenced on date of assent

Local Government Act 2009 No. 17 ss 1, 2(4), 331 sch 1

date of assent 12 June 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (2010 SL No. 122)

Criminal Code and Other Legislation (Misconduct, Breaches of Discipline and Public Sector Ethics) Amendment Act 2009 No. 25 pt 1, s 83 sch

date of assent 11 August 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 2 November 2009 (2009 SL No. 241)

Fair Work (Commonwealth Powers) and Other Provisions Act 2009 No. 49 ss 1–2, pt 3 div 4

date of assent 19 November 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 10 December 2009 (2009 SL No. 289)

Note—AIA s 15DA does not apply (see s 2 (2))

City of Brisbane Act 2010 No. 23 ss 1–2(1), 352 sch 1

date of assent 17 June 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (see s 2 (1))

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 42 s 1, pt 11, s 39 sch

date of assent 14 October 2010

commenced on date of assent

Parliament of Queensland (Reform and Modernisation) Amendment Act 2011 No. 15 ss 1, 2(3), pt 4 div 3

date of assent 19 May 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 13 June 2011 (2011 SL No. 76)

Electoral Reform and Accountability Amendment Act 2011 No. 14

date of assent 19 May 2011

commenced on date of assent

Local Government Electoral Act 2011 No. 27 s 1, pt 12 div 8

date of assent 01 September 2011

commenced on date of assent

Civil Proceedings Act 2011 No. 45 ss 1–2, pt 32 div 4

date of assent 06 December 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

s 229 commenced 7 December 2012 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2))

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Guardianship and Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 37 s 1, pt 3

date of assent 22 November 2012

commenced on date of assent

Treasury and Trade and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 39 ss 1, 109 sch 2, 110(1) sch 3 pt 1

date of assent 23 September 2013

commenced on date of assent

Crime and Misconduct and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 21 ss 1, 2(2), 94(2) sch 2

date of assent 21 May 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 107)

Electoral Reform Amendment Act 2014 No. 32

date of assent 28 May 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 5–21 commenced on date of assent (see s 2)

remaining provisions commenced 21 November 2013 (see s 2)

Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 44 ss 1, 2(b)–(c), 113 sch 1

date of assent 05 September 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2015 (2014 SL No. 289)

Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2015 No. 2 chs 1–2 pt 1

date of assent 14 May 2015

commenced on date of assent

Electoral (Improving Representation) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 20

date of assent 05 May 2016

pts 1, 3 comm on date of assent

Local Government Electoral (Implementing Stage 1 of Belcarra) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018 No. 9

date of assent 21 May 2018

pts 3, 5 comm 2 October 2018 (2018 SL No. 150)

Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 No. 31

date of assent 30 October 2019

pt 2 (other than ss 4 (2) (to the extent it ins new def source), 57 (2) (to the extent it ins new def source), 59, 60 (1), 61 (1), 62 (2), 63–64, 65, 71, 73 (to the extent it ins new s 433)), pts 3–4 comm 31 January 2020 (2020 SL No. 3)

ss 4 (2) (to the extent it ins new def source), 57 (2) (to the extent it ins new def source), 59, 60 (1), 61 (1), 62 (2), 63–64, 65, 71, 73 (to the extent it ins new s 433) comm 1 August 2020 (see s 2 (2) amd 2020 Act No. 20 s 53B (2))

Public Health and Other Legislation (Public Health Emergency) Amendment Act 2020 No. 11

date of assent 19 March 2020

pt 5 comm on date of assent

Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2020 No. 20

date of assent 30 June 2020

ss 57A, 58A comm on date of assent (see s 2 (2) (a))

ch 2 pt 1 (other than ss 19–21, 22), s 56 sch 1 comm 1 August 2020 immediately after the commencement of the provisions of the Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 that, under section 2 of that Act, commenced 1 August 2020 (see s 2 (1) (d))

ch 3 (other than ss 57, 58A) comm 1 August 2020 (see s 2 (2) (b))

s 22 (to the extent it ins new pt 11 div 5) comm 1 January 2022 (see s 2 (1) (b))

ss 19–21, 22 (other than to the extent it ins new pt 11 div 5) (amd 2022 No. 13 s 12) comm 1 July 2022 (see s 2 (1) (c))

COVID-19 Emergency Response and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 38

date of assent 04 December 2020

pt 3 comm on date of assent

Personal Injuries Proceedings and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No. 13

date of assent 30 June 2022

pt 2 (other than ss 5–10) comm on date of assent

ss 5–10 comm 1 July 2022 (see s 2 (1) (a))

Public Sector Act 2022 No. 34

date of assent 12 December 2022

ch 10 pt 4A, s 365 sch 3 comm 1 March 2023 (see s 2)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 23

date of assent 20 September 2023

pt 11 comm on date of assent

s 247 sch 1 s 1 comm 1 February 2024 (2024 SL No. 1)

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