Compliance

Compliance

Election participants are encouraged to read about the ECQ’s Compliance Approach which includes the ECQ’s expectations of candidates and commitments to enforcing electoral laws. To report non-compliance, please check our Commitments and Expectations to ensure you are reporting the non-compliance to the correct agency.

The ECQ publishes a range of fact sheets and handbooks for election participants, including candidates. You can use the ECQ website’s information for candidates to learn about your obligations under the Local Government Electoral Act 2011. Candidates should also familiarise themselves with the full content of the relevant legislation and seek independent legal advice if required.

A candidate or councillor who commits an offence under the Local Government Electoral Act 2011 may be subject to fines or prosecution in court, depending on the seriousness of the offence. Further, a sitting councillor will be automatically suspended if they are charged with an integrity offence or a serious integrity offence as specified under either the Local Government Act 2009 or the City of Brisbane Act 2010.

Links to further information:

• Fact sheet 6 – Offences and penalties for candidates
• Fact sheet 7 – Offences relating to electoral advertising
• Video - The ECQ's compliance approach