Government Elections

Displaying Election Signage and Electoral Matter

We provide this information for the awareness of candidates and seek compliance with all advice and regulations.

Council will take action by removing offending signage from any Council-owned assets, public land, trees, or any public place under the care or control of AlburyCity. If repeated instances of non-compliance occur, on the spot fines will apply.

Election signs and electoral matter are regulated under the Election Act 2017 and State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008.

The Election Act (section 184) requires that advertising material, including signs and posters, cannot be displayed on or within land or buildings occupied, used by, or under the control or management of the Crown, NSW Government agencies, or a Council.

Advertising on private land or buildings can only be undertaken with the written consent of the owner, or the property is owned or jointly owned by the candidate.

You are not permitted to display election signage on public land or a public place, which includes any Council owned asset, public land, trees, or a public place under the care or control of AlburyCity.

• Election signage and electoral matter is not permitted on Variable Message Signs (VMS).
• Election signage must not have an area greater than:
  • 3.75m² on land in a rural zone, and
  • 0.8m² in any other zone.
• Election signage must not be attached to a building on the site of a heritage item or draft heritage item.
• Election signage must be displayed ONLY during the following periods—
  • Eight (8) weeks immediately preceding the day on which the election is held,
  • the day on which the election is held,
  • One (1) week immediately following the day on which the election is held.

Name and address on electoral material

You must not, during the regulated period, print, publish, distribute or publicly display electoral material without legibly showing on the material:

1. the name and address of an individual on whose instructions the material was printed, published or distributed, and
2. if the material has been printed, the name of the printer and address at which it was printed.