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1 July |
Updated expense limits for the General Election apply |
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Friday 14 July |
Start of the regulated period During the regulated period, your election advertisements count towards your expense limits. |
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Saturday 12 August |
Signage rules apply Special rules let you put up signs that are up to 3 square metres in size. You’ll still need to follow the local council’s rules about location. You can have larger signs and signs can go up earlier if the council's rules allow. |
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Wednesday 27 September |
Overseas voting begins |
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Monday 2 October |
Advance voting begins You can’t campaign within 10 metres of an advance voting place. |
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Friday 13 October |
Day before election day End of the regulated period. You must remove all campaign signage before midnight. |
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Saturday 14 October |
Election day Voters can vote between 9am and 7pm. You can’t campaign on election day. |
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Friday 3 November |
Official results Subject to any judicial recounts, we return the writ showing elected electorate candidates and declare the elected list members of Parliament. |
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Friday 1 December* |
Deadline for election expenses invoices All invoices for election expenses must be sent to you within 20 working days of the official results. |
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Monday 22 January 2024* |
Deadline for payment of election expenses You must pay for your election expenses within 40 working days of the official results. |
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Wednesday 14 February 2024 |
Third party returns due If you spent more than $100,000 on election advertising published during the regulated period. |
*The deadlines for receipt and payment of invoices are 20 and 40 working days form the declaration of the official results. If there is one or more recounts the official results will be delayed by 4 to 5 days, which also impacts on these dates.
Learn more about the election timetable