Formed October 2006 Jurisdiction New South Wales | Preceding agency State Electoral Office | |
Minister responsible Mike Baird, Premier of New South Wales Agency executive John Schmidt, Electoral Commissioner Parent agency Department of Premier and Cabinet | ||
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, including the registration or enrolment of electors, the preparation of lists and rolls of electors and the conduct of elections, and reports to the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Until October 2006, the Commission was known as the State Electoral Office.
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New South Wales Electoral Commission Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA