Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

As soon as practicable after the commencement of a redistribution of a State, the Electoral Commissioner must publish a notice in the Gazette and in 2 newspapers circulating throughout the State (or, if there is only 1 such newspaper, in that newspaper):

inviting written suggestions relating to the redistribution of the State to be lodged with the Redistribution Committee for the State before 6 pm on the 5th Friday after publication of the notice in the Gazette; and

inviting written comments on suggestions lodged under paragraph (a) to be lodged with the Redistribution Committee for the State before 6 pm on the 7th Friday after publication of the notice in the Gazette; and

stating that the suggestions and comments may be (but are not required to be) lodged at an office specified in the notice.

The notice in the Gazette must be published on a Wednesday. The notice need not be published on the same day in the newspapers.

The Redistribution Committee must cause to be published on the Electoral Commission’s website, and in any other way the Redistribution Committee considers appropriate, the suggestions lodged under paragraph (1)(a) on or before the fifth Monday after publication of the notice in the Gazette.

The Redistribution Committee must consider all the suggestions and comments lodged with it under subsection (1).