Notification of Alternates and Proxies
To notify alternates for SEC, Branch and SEC/Branch delegates to Convention, please click here.
Alternates for State Councillors for Convention and State Council must be emailed to [email protected].
Proxies for Convention and State Council must be lodged by email to [email protected].
Alternates for Convention
Clause J.5 of the LNP Constitution
A Member not already in attendance as a delegate otherwise entitled, may be appointed to attend as an alternate delegate in place of any delegate. Such appointment shall be made by a Party Unit entitled hereunder to appoint a delegate or in the case of a member of State Council, by that member.
Proxies for Convention
Clause J.6 of the LNP Constitution
In the event of any Party Unit not being fully represented at State Convention and being not less than 300 kilometres from the place of Convention the attending delegates may hold and exercise proxies for the absent delegates provided that:
- such proxies are authorised in writing by the Party Unit constitutionally empowered to appoint delegates or, in the case of a member of State Council, by that member;
- delegates holding such proxies shall be formally certified to hold such proxies by the State Director;
- such proxies shall be used only by delegates eligible for appointment; and
- proxies shall be limited to two per voting delegate.
300km Radius for appointing a Proxy
Alternates for State Council
Clause K.17 of the LNP Constitution
(a) If the Chair of a Federal Divisional Council or an accredited State Electorate Council satisfies any of the criteria in paragraph (e) for a meeting of State Council, the Deputy Chair will be entitled to take the place of the Chair at the meeting as their alternate.
(b) If a Deputy Chair otherwise entitled under paragraph (a) satisfies any of the criteria in paragraph(e) for the meeting, the Chair may appoint a member of the Federal Divisional Council or State Electorate Council to take the place of the Chair as their alternate.
(c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply for a Federal Divisional Council or an accredited State Electorate Council to which clause G.4(f) or H.3(f) applies.
(d) If the Chair of an Active Policy Committee satisfies any of the criteria in paragraph (e) for a meeting of State Council, the Chair may appoint a member of the Committee who has been a member of the Committee for not less than six months to attend the meeting in the place of the Chair as their alternate.
(e) For paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) the criteria are –
(i) they are unable to attend the meeting,
(ii) they are registered as a delegate to the meeting otherwise than as the Chair of the Federal Divisional Council, the accredited State Electorate Council, or the Policy Committee, or, in the case of a Deputy Chair, in the place of the Chair, or
(iii) if the selection of a Candidate is to be conducted at the meeting, they are not entitled to participate in the selection because of clause T.19 or clause T.21.
Proxies for State Council
Please also note that you must attend the preselection in-person to exercise your vote. This means proxy votes are not permitted in the Senate preselection portion of the State Council to be held on 7 July 2023.
Clause K.18 of the LNP Constitution
(a) In the event of any State Councillor (other than a State Councillor whose membership arises under paragraphs (c), (d) or (i) of clause K.1) who ordinarily resides not less than 300 kilometres from the place of State Council being absent, then any Member residing within the same Federal Division may hold and exercise a proxy for the absent State Councillor provided that –
(i) such proxy is authorised in writing by the State Councillor concerned;
(ii) State Councillors holding such proxies shall be formally certified to hold such proxies by the State Director; and
(iii) proxies shall be limited to two per State Councillor