Electoral Regulations 2025 I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Electoral Act 2004 . 31 January 2025 B. BAKER Governor By Her Excellency's Command, GUY BARNETT Minister for Justice 1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Electoral Regulations 2025 . 2. Commencement These regulations take effect on 4 February 2025. 3. Interpretation (1) In these regulations – Act means the Electoral Act 2004 . (2) In these regulations, a reference to a form, identified with a number, is a reference to the form with that number set out in Schedule 1 . 4. Contents of writ for election For the purposes of section 67 of the Act – (a) a writ for the holding of an Assembly election is to be in accordance with Form 1; and (b) a writ for the holding of a Council election is to be in accordance with Form 2. 5. Printing order for subsequent batches of ballot papers For the purposes of clause 4 of Schedule 3 to the Act, the printing order for subsequent batches of ballot papers is to be as specified in Schedule 2 . SCHEDULE 1 - Forms Form 1 - Writ for holding Assembly election Regulation 4(a) Form 2 - Writ for holding Council election Regulation 4(b) SCHEDULE 2 - Printing Order Regulation 5 1. When there are 2 names in the column – 2nd batch B A 2. When there are 3 names in the column – 2nd batch 3rd batch B C C A A B 3. When there are 4 names in the column – 2nd batch 3rd batch 4th batch D B C C A D A D B B C A 4. When there are 5 names in the column – 2nd batch 3rd batch 4th batch 5th batch C E D B A C E D E D B A B A C E D B A C 5. When there are 6 names in the column – 2nd batch 3rd batch 4th batch 5th batch 6th batch B E D F C E D F C A A B E D F F C A B E D F C A B C A B E D 6. When there are 7 names in the column – 2nd batch 3rd batch 4th batch 5th batch 6th batch 7th batch B F E G C D F E G C D A D A B F E G A B F E G C G C D A B F E G C D A B C D A B F E 7. When there are 8 names in the column – 2nd batch 3rd batch 4th batch 5th batch 6th batch 7th batch 8th batch B G D H C E F G D H C E F A A B E F H D G E F G B A C H F A B D G H C H C A G D B E D H C E F A B C E F A B G D 8. When there are 9 names in the column – 2nd batch 3rd batch 4th batch 5th batch 6th batch 7th batch 8th batch 9th batch B H G I C D E F H G I C D E F A D E F A B H G I E F A B H G I C F A B H G I C D A B H G I C D E I C D E F A B H G I C D E F A B C D E F A B H G 9. When there are 10 names in the column – 2nd batch 3rd batch 4th batch 5th batch 6th batch 7th batch 8th batch 9th batch 10th batch B H C E I G F D J H C E I G F D J A E I G F D J A B H J A F B C E I G I I G A D J H B H C D J B A H C E I G F D J H B A C E F C E I G F D J A B G F D J A B H C E A B H C E I G F D 10. When there are 11 names in the column – 2nd batch 3rd batch 4th batch 5th batch 6th batch 7th batch 8th batch 9th batch 10th batch 11th batch B I C D J G F E K H I C D J G F E K H A D J G F E K H A B I J B K C A H I F E G A G F H K I C B D J K H A E B C G D J K F E H A I B D J I C E K I B D J A C G F C D J G F E K H A B G F E K H A B I C D H A B I C D J G F E 11. When there are 12 names in the column – 2nd batch 3rd batch 4th batch 5th batch 6th batch 7th batch 8th batch 9th batch 10th batch 11th batch 12th batch B J C E K G H D L F I J C E K G H D L F I A E K G H D L F I A B J A B H F L J I G E K C D F I A C K J H B L G H A B D I E C J C G K I D L J A F B E K J H K L J I B A G C D E F L G F C E B K A H D L C E K G H D L F I A B G H D L F I A B J C E F I A B J C E K G H D 12. When there are more than 12 names in the column, positions, other than favoured positions, are to be drawn by lot. Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953. Notified in the Gazette on 3 February 2025 These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.