Electoral Act 1992 No. 28
Table of Reprints
List of Legislation
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)
Amending legislation
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)
Table of renumbered provisions
under the Reprints Act 1992 s 43 as required by the Electoral Act 1992 s 415
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Renumbered as |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
14 |
13 |
15 |
14 |
16 |
15 |
17 |
16 |
18 |
17 |
18(2A) |
17(3) |
18(3) |
17(4) |
18(4) |
17(5) |
18(5) |
17(6) |
19 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
21 |
20 |
22 |
21 |
23 |
22 |
24 |
23 |
25 |
24 |
26 |
25 |
27 |
26 |
28 |
27 |
29 |
28 |
30 |
29 |
31 |
30 |
32 |
31 |
33 |
32 |
33A |
33 |
58(3A) |
58(4) |
58(4) |
58(5) |
58(5) |
58(6) |
58(6) |
58(7) |
58(6A) |
58(8) |
58(7) |
58(9) |
58(8) |
58(10) |
58(9) |
58(11) |
58(10) |
58(12) |
58(11) |
58(13) |
pt 4A hdg |
pt 5 hdg |
pt 5 hdg |
pt 6 hdg |
67A |
68 |
68 |
69 |
69 |
70 |
70 |
71 |
71 |
72 |
72 |
73 |
72A |
74 |
73 |
75 |
73A |
76 |
74 |
77 |
75 |
78 |
76 |
79 |
76A |
80 |
pt 6 hdg |
pt 7 hdg |
77 |
81 |
78 |
82 |
79 |
83 |
80 |
84 |
81 |
85 |
82 |
86 |
83 |
87 |
84 |
88 |
85 |
89 |
85A |
90 |
86 |
91 |
87 |
92 |
88 |
93 |
89 |
94 |
90 |
95 |
91 |
96 |
92 |
97 |
93 |
98 |
94 |
99 |
94(4A) |
99(5) |
94(4B) |
99(6) |
94(5) |
99(7) |
94(6) |
99(8) |
94(7) |
99(9) |
94(8) |
99(10) |
94(9) |
99(11) |
95 |
100 |
96 |
101 |
97 |
102 |
98 |
103 |
99 |
104 |
100 |
105 |
101 |
106 |
102 |
107 |
103 |
108 |
104 |
109 |
sdiv 1A hdg |
sdiv 2 hdg |
104A |
110 |
104B |
111 |
104C |
112 |
104D |
113 |
sdiv 2 hdg |
sdiv 3 hdg |
105 |
114 |
106 |
115 |
107 |
116 |
108 |
117 |
109 |
118 |
110 |
119 |
110(1A) |
119(2) |
110(2) |
119(3) |
110(3) |
119(4) |
110(4) |
119(5) |
110(5) |
119(6) |
110(6) |
119(7) |
110(7) |
119(8) |
111 |
120 |
111(1A) |
120(2) |
111(2) |
120(3) |
111(3) |
120(4) |
111(4) |
120(5) |
111(5) |
120(6) |
111(6) |
120(7) |
111(7) |
120(8) |
111(8) |
120(9) |
111(9) |
120(10) |
112 |
121 |
sdiv 3 hdg |
sdiv 4 hdg |
113 |
122 |
114 |
123 |
115 |
124 |
116 |
125 |
117 |
126 |
118 |
127 |
118(3A) |
127(4) |
118(4) |
127(5) |
119 |
128 |
120 |
129 |
121 |
130 |
122 |
131 |
123 |
132 |
124 |
133 |
125 |
134 |
125A |
135 |
126 |
136 |
127 |
137 |
128 |
138 |
129 |
139 |
130 |
140 |
131 |
141 |
132 |
142 |
133 |
143 |
134 |
144 |
135 |
145 |
136 |
146 |
137 |
147 |
137(1A) |
147(2) |
137(2) |
147(3) |
137(3) |
147(4) |
138 |
148 |
139 |
149 |
140 |
150 |
141 |
151 |
142 |
152 |
143 |
153 |
144 |
154 |
145 |
155 |
146 |
156 |
147 |
157 |
148 |
158 |
148A |
159 |
148B |
160 |
148C |
161 |
148D |
162 |
148E |
163 |
148F |
164 |
148G |
165 |
pt 8A hdg |
pt 9 hdg |
148H |
166 |
148I |
167 |
148J |
168 |
148K |
169 |
148L |
170 |
148M |
171 |
148N |
172 |
148O |
173 |
pt 9 hdg |
pt 10 hdg |
149 |
174 |
150 |
175 |
151 |
176 |
152 |
177 |
152(2)(a)(v) |
177(2)(a)(iii) |
157 |
178 |
158 |
179 |
160 |
180 |
161 |
181 |
161A |
182 |
161B |
183 |
162 |
184 |
163 |
185 |
164 |
186 |
165 |
187 |
166 |
188 |
167 |
189 |
169 |
190 |
170 |
191 |
172 |
192 |
173 |
193 |
174 |
194 |
175 |
195 |
div 5 hdg |
div 4 hdg |
177 |
196 |
pt 9A hdg |
pt 11 hdg |
177A |
197 |
177AAA |
198 |
177AB |
199 |
177AC |
200 |
177AD |
201 |
177AE |
202 |
177AF |
203 |
177AG |
204 |
177AH |
205 |
177B |
206 |
177BA |
207 |
177BB |
208 |
177BBA |
209 |
177BC |
210 |
177BD |
211 |
177BE |
212 |
177BF |
213 |
177BG |
214 |
177BH |
215 |
177BI |
216 |
177BJ |
217 |
177C |
218 |
177CA |
219 |
177CB |
220 |
177CB(1A) |
220(2) |
177CB(2) |
220(3) |
177CC |
221 |
177D |
222 |
177DA |
223 |
177DB |
224 |
177DC |
225 |
177DD |
226 |
177DE |
227 |
177DF |
228 |
177DG |
229 |
177DH |
230 |
177DI |
231 |
177DJ |
232 |
177DK |
233 |
177DL |
234 |
177DM |
235 |
177DN |
236 |
177DO |
237 |
177DP |
238 |
177E |
239 |
177EA |
240 |
177EB |
241 |
177EC |
242 |
177ED |
243 |
177EE |
244 |
177EF |
245 |
177EG |
246 |
177EH |
247 |
177EI |
248 |
177EJ |
249 |
177F |
250 |
177F(1A) |
250(2) |
177F(2) |
250(3) |
177F(3) |
250(4) |
177F(4) |
250(5) |
177F(5) |
250(6) |
177FA |
251 |
177FB |
252 |
177FC |
253 |
177FD |
254 |
177FE |
255 |
177FF |
256 |
177FG |
257 |
177FH |
258 |
177FI |
259 |
177G |
260 |
177GA |
261 |
177GB |
262 |
177GC |
263 |
177GD |
264 |
177GE |
265 |
177GF |
266 |
177H |
267 |
177HA |
268 |
177HB |
269 |
177HC |
270 |
177HD |
271 |
177HE |
272 |
177I |
273 |
177IA |
274 |
177IB |
275 |
177IC |
276 |
177ID |
277 |
177IE |
278 |
177IF |
279 |
177IG |
280 |
177IH |
281 |
177J |
282 |
177JA |
283 |
177JB |
284 |
177JC |
285 |
177JD |
286 |
177JE |
287 |
177K |
288 |
177KA |
289 |
177KB |
290 |
177KC |
291 |
177KD |
292 |
177KE |
293 |
177KF |
294 |
177KG |
295 |
177KH |
296 |
177L |
297 |
177LA |
298 |
177LB |
298 |
177LC |
300 |
177LD |
301 |
177LE |
302 |
177LF |
303 |
177LG |
304 |
177LH |
305 |
177M |
306 |
177MA |
307 |
177MB |
308 |
177MC |
309 |
177MD |
310 |
177ME |
311 |
177MF |
312 |
177MG |
313 |
177MH |
314 |
177MI |
315 |
177MJ |
316 |
177MK |
317 |
177ML |
318 |
177MM |
319 |
177N |
320 |
177NA |
321 |
177NB |
322 |
177NC |
323 |
177ND |
324 |
177NE |
325 |
177NF |
326 |
177NG |
327 |
177NH |
328 |
177NI |
329 |
177O |
330 |
177O(1A) |
330(2) |
177O(2) |
330(3) |
177O(3) |
330(4) |
177O(4) |
330(5) |
177O(5) |
330(6) |
177OA |
331 |
177OB |
332 |
177OC |
333 |
177OD |
334 |
177OE |
335 |
177OF |
336 |
177OG |
337 |
177OH |
338 |
177OI |
339 |
177OJ |
340 |
177P |
341 |
177PA |
342 |
177PB |
343 |
177PC |
344 |
177Q |
345 |
177QA |
346 |
177QB |
347 |
177QC |
348 |
177QD |
349 |
177QE |
350 |
177QF |
351 |
177QG |
352 |
177QH |
353 |
177QI |
354 |
177QJ |
355 |
177QK |
356 |
177QL |
357 |
177R |
358 |
177RA |
359 |
177RB |
360 |
177RC |
361 |
177RD |
362 |
177RE |
363 |
177RF |
364 |
177S |
365 |
177SA |
366 |
177SB |
367 |
177SC |
368 |
177SD |
369 |
177SE |
370 |
177SF |
371 |
177G |
372 |
177H |
373 |
177T |
374 |
177TA |
375 |
177TB |
376 |
177TC |
377 |
177TD |
378 |
177TE |
379 |
177TF |
380 |
177TG |
381 |
177TH |
382 |
177TI |
383 |
177TJ |
384 |
177TK |
385 |
177TL |
386 |
pt 10 hdg |
pt 12 hdg |
178 |
387 |
179 |
388 |
179A |
389 |
180 |
390 |
181 |
391 |
182 |
392 |
pt 11 hdg |
pt 13 hdg |
183 |
393 |
184 |
394 |
185 |
395 |
186 |
396 |
187 |
397 |
188 |
398 |
189 |
399 |
190 |
400 |
191 |
401 |
192 |
402 |
193 |
403 |
194 |
404 |
195 |
405 |
196 |
406 |
197 |
407 |
198 |
408 |
199 |
409 |
199A |
410 |
200 |
411 |
201 |
412 |
202 |
413 |
203 |
414 |
204 |
415 |
Information about retrospectivity
Retrospective amendments that have been consolidated are noted in the list of legislation and list of annotations. From mid-2013 any retrospective amendment that has not been consolidated is noted on the cover page.
History notes
Electoral Act 1992
Government Bill | |
Assent: 01 June 1992 | Act 1992, No. 28
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