The Justice Committee has opened an inquiry into the 2025 Local Elections and is now seeking public submissions. The committee has issued the following terms of reference for the inquiry.

The inquiry will examine the law and administrative procedures for the conduct of the 2025 Local Elections with a particular focus on:

• voting processes, including:
  • reports of people being removed from rolls or switched between them
  • the number of disallowed special votes
  • outcomes of recent changes to the delivery of voting papers and returns, such as increased use of DX mail and orange bins in supermarkets
  • use of telephone dictation voting for voters who are blind, vision-impaired, or physically unable to mark their voting paper
  • the appropriateness of the use of mobile voting booths.
• electoral integrity, including disinformation or misinformation
• consideration of the role of councils and their staff when determining voting arrangements, and their relationships with the electoral agencies responsible for conducting the voting.

Hon Andrew Bayly, Chair of the Justice Committee, said: "We look forward to receiving submissions from people about their experiences of the recent elections. We encourage people to share their views about the topics raised in our terms of reference."

Tell the Justice Committee what you think

Make a submission on the bill by 11.59pm on Friday 27 February 2026.

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