New South Wales Electoral Commission

New South Wales
Electoral Commission
Agency overview
Formed October 2006
Preceding agency
  • State Electoral Office
Jurisdiction New South Wales
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • John Schmidt, Electoral Commissioner
Parent agency Department of Premier and Cabinet
Key document
  • Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act, 1912
Website www.elections.nsw.gov.au

The New South Wales Electoral Commission is the statutory agency with responsibility for the administration, organisation, and supervision of elections in New South Wales for state government, local government, industrial and Aboriginal organisations, and registered clubs and statutory bodies.

The Commission is responsible for the administration of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act, 1912,[1] including the registration or enrolment of electors, the preparation of lists and rolls of electors and the conduct of elections,[2] and reports to the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

Until October 2006, the Commission was known as the State Electoral Office.

See also

References

  1. "Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act, 1912". New South Wales Consolidated Acts. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 6 November 2006.
  2. "SEO Information". State Electoral Office. Retrieved 6 November 2006.


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