The AEC has opened nominations to elect two positions in the AEU Tasmanian Branch:

• Vice President of Department of Education (DoE) Sector Council

• Vice President of Support Staff Sector Council

Nominations close at 5pm (Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)) on Tuesday, February 3 2026.

Click here to read the AEC’s full election notice.

If a ballot is required, voting will open on Tuesday, February 24 2026 and close at 5pm (AEDT) on Tuesday, 24 March 2026.

How to Nominate:

Nominations are available below or on the AEC’s website!

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.

Nomination forms may be submitted as PDF files, with each candidate’s form in a separate PDF. Candidate statements must be provided in Microsoft Word or RTF format, and photos (where applicable) should be submitted in JPG, JPEG, or TIF format.

When sending nominations via email, please use the subject line as:

“ATDC4 – E2025/123 – Stage 2 – 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 nominationemail 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.