- The last day of voter enrolment has been set to 13 days before the election day, enabling the Electoral Commission to finish processing enrolment
- The advance voting period has been established at 12 calendar days before election day
- Prisoners serving a sentence of under three years for offences that occurred after the bill took effect are once again disqualified from voting
- The commission can conduct automatic enrolment updates on electoral rolls using government data
- Postal requirements have been eliminated to facilitate digital communication with voters through emails or text messages
- Occupation and preferred honorific information need not be provided during enrolment but email addresses and phone numbers are required
- New offence bans the provision of free food, drinks or entertainment within 100m of a voting venue’s entrance during the voting process
- Current bribery, treating and undue influence offences have been extended to cover improperly influencing an elector whether or not to enrol on a particular roll
- Monetary amount candidates, parties and third-party promoters can spend in election adjusts for inflation automatically
- Threshold for revealing donor identity increases to $6,000, and the timeframe for reporting donations over $20,000 extends to 20 days per election year
- Party registration date has been brought forward and a single deadline established for candidate nominations
- Promoter statements may include more contact details to minimize the need to disclose physical addresses
The commission’s board has increased its membership from three to seven . Moreover, the electoral commission will no longer obtain or give occupation information to the justice ministry for jury list preparation, reforming the Juries Act 1981 and the Jury Rules 1990.
