| Event
| |
Date
| Close of rolls |
25 July 2011 |
| Close of nominations |
3 August 2011 |
| Close of candidate registration (for election funding purposes) |
5pm 3 August 2011 |
| Pre-Poll voting commences |
22 August 2011 |
| Close registrations of electoral material |
26 August 2011 |
| Close receipt of postal vote applications |
29 August 2011 |
| Close of pre-poll voting |
2 September 2011 |
| Election Day |
3 September 2011 |
| Return of postal votes |
5 September 2011 |
| Declaration of Poll |
7 September 2011 |
| End of disclosure period (for election funding purposes) |
30 June 2012 |
| Disclosures of political donations and electoral expenditure due (30 June 2012) |
1 July to 22 September 2012 |