Formed 1992 Employees 58 | Headquarters Brisbane | |
Jurisdiction The State of Queensland Statutory authority executives Parent department Department of Justice and Attorney-General | ||
The Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) is an independent statutory authority which was established by the Queensland Government in 1992 to impartially conduct Queensland elections at both the Parliamentary and local government levels. The Commission's offices are located in Mary Street, Brisbane.
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The Electoral Act 1992 requires the Commission to consist of a chairperson, electoral commissioner and one other commissioner. The chairperson is required to be a judge or former judge of at least three years.
Functions
The Commission has three main functions. It must administer Queensland's electoral laws, conduct democratic parliamentary and industrial elections which are free and review local government boundaries. It is also responsible for referendums, electoral redistributions, education and research into matters related to Queensland elections, providing information to all levels of government, ensuring the electoral roll is maintained and the registering of political parties.
Electronic voting
In 2010, the Commission announced it was conducting research into assisting the deaf and blind to cast a secret vote electronically. However, due to legislative restrictions, electronic voting was not available for the 2012 state election.