One Nation has been formally registered as a political party in Tasmania, clearing the way for it to run candidates in state elections.
The Tasmanian Electoral Commission has registered the party under section 50 of the Electoral Act 2004, according to a notice published in the Government Gazette. The party is registered under its full name, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson confirmed the milestone on social media, declaring the party was ready to fight for Tasmanians.
“It’s official. One Nation Tasmania is now registered as a formal party for Tasmanian State Elections!”
“That means safer communities, affordable homes, better infrastructure and essential services, stronger health and education, less unnecessary bureaucracy and more opportunities for Tasmanians to get ahead,” she said
Hanson said the party would stand with regional communities, farmers, small businesses and productive industries while defending individual rights, freedom and personal responsibility.
“This is just the beginning. Next step… One Nation representing you, on the floor of parliament,” she said.
“We could not have achieved this milestone without your support and dedication.”
Lee Hanson, the party’s Tasmanian president, said the registration had been in the works since around September last year.
She said the process was complicated by what she described as a requirement unique to Tasmania, at least 100 statutory declarations from members who are willing to have their “names and addresses published across three newspapers,”
Lee Hanson said she had tried to find a way around that requirement but was told the Privacy Act does not override the Electoral Act.
She said the Liberal government had informed her it would table changes to legislation around authorisation requirements, “that effectively require parties without a sitting MP’s office to publish a member’s address on campaign material.”
“It doesn’t matter what political party or independent you are, we should never be putting anyone in this kind of position,” Lee Hanson said.
She said she hoped Labor, the Greens and the crossbench would also support the change, particularly ahead of upcoming council elections.
On candidate selection, Lee Hanson said branches would drive the process rather than party leadership choosing candidates from above.
“Unless you’re truly aligned to the party, unless you’re here in your beliefs and your values and you’re ready to do the work, don’t bother, because we’re not after opportunists,” she said.
She said candidate preselection for three upper house seats in May would begin soon, with further nominations to follow as the 2028 federal election and 2029 state election draw closer.
The seats up for re-election are Mersey, Derwent and Windermere.
Lee Hanson said health, cost of living, energy, jobs, forestry and firearms would all feature in the party’s policy platform.
A new website and policies are set to be announced in the coming days.
