South Australia
City of Adelaide (Elections and Polls) Regulations 2025
under the City of Adelaide Act 1998

Contents
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
4	Application for enrolment
5	Issue of postal voting papers
6	Large gifts returns
Schedule 1—Prescribed forms
Schedule 2—Repeal of City of Adelaide (Elections and Polls) Regulations 2010
Legislative history

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the City of Adelaide (Elections and Polls) Regulations 2025.
2—Commencement
These regulations come into operation on 1 September 2025.
3—Interpretation
	(1)	In these regulations—
Act means the City of Adelaide Act 1998.
	(2)	In these regulations, a reference to a form of a particular number is a reference to the form of that number set out in Schedule 1.
4—Application for enrolment
For the purposes of Schedule 1 clause 2 of the Act, the prescribed application is set out as Form 1.
5—Issue of postal voting papers
	(1)	Pursuant to Schedule 1 clause 18(3) of the Act, envelopes used under Schedule 1 clause 18(1) for ballot papers sent by post must have an extension to a flap on the back of the envelope that bears the name and address of the natural person, body corporate or group to whom the voting papers are issued.
	(2)	For the purposes of Schedule 1 clause 18(3) of the Act, an explanatory notice will be prepared by the returning officer and must outline the steps which a voter must follow in order to comply with the requirements of section 40 of the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999.
6—Large gifts returns
	(1)	For the purposes of Schedule 1 clause 24A(1)(b) of the Act, the amount of $2 500 is prescribed.
	(2)	For the purposes of Schedule 1 clause 24A(1) of the Act, a large gifts return must be furnished by a candidate—
	(a)	in relation to a disclosure period applying to a candidate for a supplementary election—within 5 days after the receipt of each gift or gifts the total amount or value of which is more than the prescribed amount during the period commencing on the close of nominations for the election and ending 5 days after the end of the disclosure period; or
	(b)	in relation to a disclosure period applying to a candidate for a periodic election—
	(i)	in the year in which the election is to be held—within 5 days after the receipt of each gift or gifts the total amount or value of which is more than the prescribed amount during the period commencing on—
	(A)	1 January in that year; or
	(B)	if the disclosure period applying to the candidate commences after 1 January, the day on which the disclosure period commences,
and ending 5 days after the end of the disclosure period; and
	(ii)	in each year in which the disclosure period applies to the candidate for the election (including the year in which the election is to be held)—within 60 days after 30 June.
	(3)	For the purposes of Schedule 1 clause 31(2)(a) of the Act, the period of 5 days is prescribed.

Schedule 1—Prescribed forms
Form 1—Application for enrolment
Name:
Place of residence:
Date of birth:
Council:
Area/ward:
□ I have been resident at the residence set out above for a continuous period of at least 1 month immediately preceding the date of the application.
[Tick box if the above statement is accurate]
Signature:
Date:

Schedule 2—Repeal of City of Adelaide (Elections and Polls) Regulations 2010
The City of Adelaide (Elections and Polls) Regulations 2010 are repealed.

Legislative history
Notes
	•	Variations of this version that are uncommenced are not incorporated into the text.
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Principal regulations and variations
New entries appear in bold.
Year	No	Reference	Commencement	
2025	75	Gazette 31.7.2025 p2904 	1.9.2025: r 2	
2025	143	Gazette 18.12.2025 p4965	1.1.2026: r 2