As an Australian citizen aged 18 years of age or older, you have a right and a responsibility to enrol and vote in federal elections. Enrolment and voting is compulsory. If you don’t vote, you may be fined.
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is responsible for maintaining the Commonwealth electoral roll and conducting federal elections, by-elections and referendums.
Before you can vote, your name must be on the electoral roll.
You are required by law to enrol if you: ƒ
- are 18 years of age or older ƒ
- are an Australian citizen ƒ
- have lived at your current address for at least a month.
You can enrol at www.aec.gov.au/enrol. You can also visit any AEC office or Australia Post outlet for an enrolment application.
You can check your enrolment at www.aec.gov.au/check.
Every time you move or change your name, you need to update your enrolment with your new details.
If you are already enrolled but need to update your details, You can change and update your details online at www.aec.gov.au. You can also visit any AEC office or Australia Post outlet for an enrolment application.
Source: www.aec.gov.au
