The AEC has opened nominations to elect federal positions across the Australian Education Union.
On 10 December 2025, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) issued a decision to make arrangements with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) under section 189 of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (the Act) to conduct election E2025/204.
The election is to fill the following offices due to insufficient nominations received in a previous election (E2025/37). These include:
Tasmanian Branch – General Division
▪ National Principals’ Committee Member (1)
▪ National Early Childhood Committee Member (1)
Tasmanian Branch – TAFE Division
▪ National TAFE Council Executive Member (1)
▪ Yalukit Yulendj (National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Committee) Member (1)
| Nominations close at 12 midday (Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)), on Wednesday 25 February 2026. Candidate statement submissions close at 12 midday (AEST) on Wednesday 4 March 2026. |
If a ballot is required, the AEC will issue postal ballots to members eligible to vote from on Tuesday 24 March 2026. Postal ballots must be returned by 5pm (AEST) on Friday 22 May 2026.
How to Nominate:
Nominations are available below or on the AEC’s election portal!
Nominations must be submitted either:
By portal: Visit the Australian Electoral Commission Portal at www.aec.gov.au/ieb. From this page, select “Access the electoral event portal,” then click “Current industrial elections.” Locate and select yourelection, then access the nomination documents.
By email: A fully completed nomination form, including all necessary signatures, may be scanned and emailed to IEBnominations@aec.gov.au.
PLEASE NOTE:
Nomination forms may be submitted as PDF files, with each candidate’s form in a separate PDF. For TAS branch members – candidate statements must be provided in Microsoft Word or RTF format, and photos should be submitted in JPG, JPEG, or TIF format.
When sending nominations via email, please use the subject line as:
“ANDFK – E2025/204 – Nomination [Name of candidate]”
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON EMAILS:
Emails that appear to be spam may be blocked. It is the sender’s responsibility to ensure their nomination email is delivered to the returning officer before the deadline.
Emails and attachments must not exceed 6 MB in total size
Full details and contacts can be found on the AEC’s website.
