Tasmanian Electoral Office
At the request of the Chief Electoral Officer for Tasmania, the Tasmanian Cabinet approved the drafting of a new Electoral Act, with the view to utilising contemporary legislative drafting, adopting modern electoral practice, and removing detailed procedures and forms to be approved or prescribed as appropriate.
Inquiry into Modernising the Tasmanian Electoral Act
On 18 December 1999 the Chief Electoral Officer for Tasmania advertised for submissions in response to a discussion paper on modernising the Tasmanian Electoral Act. On 20 December 1999 the Chief Electoral Officer for Tasmania wrote to the Australian Electoral Commission seeking comments on the discussion paper.
