Public Inquiry: Tasmanian Federal Electoral Redistribution Proposal
The Chairman of the augmented Electoral Commission, The Hon James Burchett QC, today announced the next stage in the public consultation process for the proposed redistribution of Tasmania’s federal electoral boundaries.
The Redistribution Committee for Tasmania published its proposed redistribution on 22 August 2008. The period for lodging objections to the proposal ended on 19 September 2008, and the period for lodging comments on objections closed on 3 October 2008.
The objections are available on the AEC website at www.aec.gov.au. Comments on objections received will be available on the AEC website from 6 October.
As part of its consideration of the objections, and comments on objections received, the augmented Electoral Commission will hold public inquiries to consider submissions that people or organisations may wish to make concerning the objections made. The augmented Electoral Commission is the body which will make the final determination of the boundaries and names of the 5 electoral divisions for Tasmania.
The dates, times and locations for the public inquiries are:
| Location | Date | Time | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Wednesday 8 October 2008 |
10.30am to 2.30pm |
AEC State Office 2nd floor, AMP Building 86 Collins St HOBART |
| Devonport | Monday 27 October 2008 |
9.30am to 1.30pm |
Edgewater Motor Inn 4 Thomas St EAST DEVONPORT |
Those who wish to make oral submissions to the augmented Electoral Commission at a public inquiry should contact the Redistribution Secretariat to make the necessary arrangements. Contact details are:
Ph: 03 6235 0520
Fax: 03 6234 4268
Email: tas.redistribution@aec.gov.au or
GPO Box 520
HOBART TAS 7001
A range of information regarding the redistribution process can be found on the AEC website at www.aec.gov.au/Electorates/Redistributions/index.htm or obtained from the AEC’s Hobart office on 03 6235 0520.
Contact:
Marie Neilson
AEC State Manager for Tasmania
Ph: (03) 6235 0501
Phil Diak
Director, Media
Australian Electoral Commission
02 6271 4415 (bus hours)
0413 452 539 (after hours)
