Media Release 2009: Public Inquiry: New South Wales Federal Electoral Redistribution Proposal

28 September 2009

The Chairman of the augmented Electoral Commission, The Hon Peter Heerey QC, today announced the next stage in the public consultation for the proposed redistribution of New South Wales federal electoral boundaries.

The Redistribution Committee for New South Wales published its proposed redistribution on 7 August 2009. The period for lodging objections to the proposal ended on 4 September, and the period for lodging comments on objections closed on 18 September 2009.

As part of its consideration of the objections and comments on objections received, the augmented Electoral Commission will hold a public inquiry to consider submissions that people or organisations may wish to make concerning the objections. The augmented Electoral Commission is the body which will make the final determination of the boundaries and names of the 48 electoral divisions for New South Wales.

The dates, times and locations for the public inquiry are:

Location	Date	Time	Address
Mittagong	8 October 2009	Commencing 1:00pm	Clubbe Hall Frensham Range Road Mittagong NSW
Sydney	9 October 2009	Commencing 9:30am	Wesley Conference Centre – Smith Room 220 Pitt Street Sydney NSW

Those who wish to make oral submissions to the augmented Electoral Commission at the public inquiry should contact the Redistribution Secretariat to make the necessary arrangements. Contact details are:

New South Wales Redistribution Secretariat:
Ph: 1300 391 039 or 02 9375 6334
Fax: 02 9375 6328
Email: nsw.redistribution@aec.gov.au
Postal address: PO Box K406, Haymarket NSW 1240

A range of information regarding the redistribution process, including the proposal report, the objections, and comments on objections, is available on the AEC website at: http://www.aec.gov.au/Electorates/Redistributions/2009/nsw/index.htm or from the AEC's Sydney office on 02 9375 6329.

Media contact

Tjoen San Lauw
Acting State Manager and Australian Electoral Officer
AEC New South Wales
Phone: 02 9375 6327

Phil Diak
Director, Media and Public Awareness
Phone: 02 6271 4415
Mobile: 0413 452 539