Compliance

Election  participants can read about the ECQ’s Compliance Approach, including the ECQ’s expectations of election participants and commitments to enforcing electoral laws here. To report non-compliance, please check 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 registered political parties and their agents. You can use the ECQ website’s information for registered political parties to learn about parties’ obligations under the Local Government Electoral Act 2011. Registered political parties and their agents should also familiarise themselves with the full content of the relevant legislation and seek independent legal advice if required.

Party agents who commit 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.

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