- State Election third Saturday of March every 4 years
- Advertisement to invite written submissions from public s85(1)
Within 24 months
- The Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission (EDBC) commences proceedings – initial hearing s82
- Specified in advertisement
- Closing date for written representations
No specified time
- Further public hearings
- The EDBC considers all representations, takes evidence, prepares a draft order and advertises the release of the draft order s85(2)(3)(4)
Not less than 1 month from release of draft
- Closing date for submissions on draft report and order
No specified time
- Consideration of submissions/discretionary public hearings, finalisation of order
Not more than 6 months after striking district quota (*the relevant date)
- Report and order published in the Gazette s86(1)
Within 1 month
- Appeal(s) to Supreme Court s86(2)
- Hearing/determination of appeal(s) s86(9) - as soon as practicable
An ‘order' becomes ‘operative' three months after the publication of the final order in the Gazette [or three months after the determination date of any appeal(s)] and ‘effective' at polling day the next State election.
*The relevant date is a date specified in an order as the relevant date, being a date falling not earlier than six months before the date of the order (Constitution Act 1934 (SA) Section 77).
