The below timetable provides the key dates for the administration of the 2023 referendum.

Activity	Date
Issue of writ * Formal commencement of the referendum	Monday 11 September
Postal vote applications open.	Monday 11 September
Close of rolls	8pm, Monday 18 September
Remote voting begins	Monday 25 September
Early voting centres open (NT, TAS, VIC & WA)	Monday 2 October *Public holiday in some states
Early voting centres open (ACT, NSW, QLD & SA)	Tuesday 3 October
Postal vote applications close	6pm, Wednesday 11 October
Referendum day	Saturday 14 October
Last day for the receipt of postal votes	Friday 27 October
Return of the writ	Monday 6 November

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