2025 Divisional Council Elections

The 'Call for Nominations' opens on Monday 7 July to Tuesday 5 August, closing at 5.00pm (AEST). 

Notices are published in the INTHEBLACK, CPA Update and Divisional newsletters. 

Further information regarding how to nominate will be available from Monday 7July. 

Members who hold the necessary membership status as set out in Article 63(c) of the Constitution nominate for election to the Divisional Council for their Division.

Associate Members*, Honorary Members, Members under suspension, and Members with outstanding fees, fines, or other amounts payable to CPA Australia that are more than three months overdue are not entitled to stand for election or to vote in the Divisional Council election.

(*Associate Members who qualify under Article 63(c)(ii) of the Constitution are eligible to nominate for Divisional Council)

Divisional Councillors are elected for a three-year term from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028 and may be re-elected for one further three-year term.

Divisional Councillors are volunteers and commit time and effort without remuneration for the benefit of CPA Australia and its members, to the accounting profession and the wider community.

Councillors are expected to attend regular Divisional Council meetings (monthly or bi-monthly) and participate in and lead regular member engagement activity between council meetings. This could include meeting with committees and discussion groups, attending events and networking activities, and representing CPA Australia in various external forums. 

Attendance at certain activities could count towards Councillors’ CPD obligations.

All Divisional Councillors must agree to the Volunteer Code of Conduct, declare Conflicts of Interest as they arise and adhere to the CPA Australia Privacy Policy and Member Collection Notice.

Further governance requirements are covered in the 2025 Divisional Council Handbook which is updated each December.

Copies of these documents can be obtained by contacting your local Returning Officer and/or State Manager.

Elections are conducted in accordance with Part 6 (Election Procedure) of CPA Australia’s By-Laws.

Where the number of nominations exceeds the number of vacancies to be filled, a ballot will be held. Divisional Council elections are conducted on behalf of CPA Australia by the independent online polling firm BigPulse.

Members eligible to vote in their Divisional Council election will receive ballot  information on or around Wednesday 17 September, and the ballot will open at 9.00am local time on that day.

The ballot will close at 5.00pm local time on Monday 13 October.

Members with email addresses recorded by CPA Australia will receive their invitations to vote electronically. Members without email addresses will receive their invitation to vote through the post.

Members will have electronic access to candidate details and can lodge their ballots electronically.

Instructions on how to lodge a valid vote will be provided with the voting information in accordance with Part 6 of the By-Laws, and the ballot will be conducted as ‘optional-preferential.

Regional Heads and the Regional Manager HK are deemed 'Returning Officers' for the election process and ballot conduct for Divisional Councils.