Joint Rolls Arrangement between Commonwealth, State and Territories

  Parliaments and Local Councils Joint Rolls Arrangements between Commonwealth, State and Territories
Commonwealth

Head of State
Governor-general
Leader of Government
Prime Minister 		Senate The Joint Arrangements (JRAs) are bilateral agreements between the Commonwealth and each State/ Territory to provide a single point of electoral enrolment. Most JRAs also provide for the maintenance of a joint electoral roll, for Commonwealth, State/ Territory and Local Government.
House of Representatives  
New South Wales

Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier 		Legislative Council Since 1927
Legislative Assembly  
Local Councils Since 1996
Victoria

Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier 		Legislative Council Since 1924
Legislative Assembly  
Local Councils Councils are responsible for producing rolls.
Formed by merging:
  • the Electoral Commissioner's list of state electors; and
  • the Council list of non-residents and non-citizen
Queensland

Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier 		(Legislative Council abolished 1922)
Legislative Assembly 		Since 1992.
Local Councils Electoral rolls are provided by the Electoral Commission Queensland.
Western Australia

Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier 		Legislative Council A joint enrolment arrangement since 1983.
Separate State and Commonwealth rolls are maintained.
Legislative Assembly  
Local Councils State roll used to produce residents lists.
Councils are responsible for maintaining a register of non- residential owners and occupiers.
South Australia

Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier 		Legislative Council Since 1920.
House of Assembly  
Local Councils Local Government (Elections) Act 1999 specifies House of Assembly electors to comprise part of Councils' voters' rolls. (The other part comprises electors with council specific entitlements.)
Tasmania

Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier 		Legislative Council Since 1994.
Joint Upper House, Lower House and Local Government roll.
House of Assembly Since 1908.
Local Councils Since 1993.
Northern Territory

Head of State
Administrator
Leader of Government
Chief Minister 		Legislative Assembly Since 1989.
Municipal Councils Electoral Rolls are provided by the Electoral Office.
Local Councils Electoral Rolls are provided by the Electoral Office upon request.
Australian Capital Territory

Head of State
Governor-general (the Governor-general has certain reserve powers and can disallow legislation, recommend amendments to legislation and under extreme circumstance dissolve the Assembly.)
Leader of Government
Chief Minister (The Chief Minister is elected by the Assembly and exercises a number of powers normally exercised by a Governor including appointment of Ministers and signing law into effect.) 		Legislative Assembly Since 1994.

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