There are rules about who can conduct protected action ballots.
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A protected action ballot can only be held by an eligible protected action ballot agent unless there are exceptional circumstances.
An eligible protected action ballot agent is either:
- the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), or
- another person we have approved as a protected action ballot agent.
Applying to be an eligible agent
To apply to be an eligible protected action ballot agent, use Form F34C – Apply for approval as an eligible protected action ballot agent.
We can approve an application if we are satisfied the person is a fit and proper person to be an eligible protected action ballot agent.
There are currently no eligible agent applications in progress.
Eligible agent applications in progress
Interested parties can make a submission about whether a proposed agent is a fit and proper person to be an eligible protected action ballot agent. Please make your submission before the listed closing date.
To make a submission, email bargainingsupport@fwc.gov.au.
Privacy – We collect information from you, including personal information that you provide about yourself and others, when you make a submission. For more details on the Commission’s collection, use and disclosure of this information, please see the Privacy notice – Submissions in relation to protected action ballot agent applications.
List of eligible protected action ballot agents
The following is a list of current eligible protected action ballot agents:
- Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
- Crowd Faction Pty Limited – [2023] FWC 1763
- Democratic Outcomes Pty Ltd T/A CiVS – [2023] FWC 1400
- IR Balloting Pty Ltd t/as IR BLOTS – [2023] FWC 3067
- RMK Investments Pty Ltd As Trustee For Kidd Family Trust T/A Australian Election Company – [2023] FWC 1532
- TrueVote Pty Ltd – [2023] FWC 1446
- uCommunications Pty Ltd T/A uComms – [2023] FWC 1451
- Vero Engagement & Voting Solutions Pty Ltd T/A Vero Voting – [2023] FWC 1531
- Fair Vote Services Pty Ltd - [2024] FWC 1775