Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters
The joint committee is one of 13 joint committees in the Commonwealth Parliament, and is established by a resolution of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Further information on the establishment, role and powers of House of Representatives committees including joint committees on which Members of the House serve can be found at the Committees page on the Australian Parliament House website.
In summary, the role of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral matters is to inquire into and report on such matters relating to electoral laws and practices and their administration as may be referred to it by either House of the Parliament or a Minister. The matters that may be referred by the House include reports by the Commonwealth Auditor-General. The Committee could also inquire into matters raised in annual reports of Commonwealth Government departments and authorities.
In this section
Inquiry into civics and electoral education
On Friday 24 March 2006 the Special Minister of State, the Hon. Gary Nairn MP, asked the Committee to inquire into and report on civics and electoral education.
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- 72
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- June 2006
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- 115
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- August 2006
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- 116
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- September 2006
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Inquiry into Disclosure of Donations to Political Parties and Candidates
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- 11
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- April 2004
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- 11A
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- April 2004
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- 11B
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- April 2004
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- 13
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- May 2004
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Inquiry into the Integrity of the Electoral Roll
After receiving a reference from the Government to inquire into and report on the Integrity of the Electoral Roll, the JSCEM advertised for submissions on 9 September 2000. The AEC has provided the following submissions.
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- 26
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- 17 October 2000
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- 66
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- 9 February 2001
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- 73
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- 23 February 2001
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- 74
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- 23 February 2001
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- 76
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- 28 February 2001
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- 81
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- 27 March 2001
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- 86
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- 20 April 2001
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Inquiry into Electoral Funding and Disclosure
After receiving a reference from the Government to inquire into and report on Electoral Funding and Disclosure, the JSCEM advertised for submissions on 9 September 2000. The AEC has provided the following submission.
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- 7
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- 17 October 2000
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The Report of the JSCEM inquiry into the conduct of the 1996 federal election, entitled "The 1996 Federal Election: report of the inquiry into the conduct of the 1996 federal election and matters related therto", was tabled in Parliament on 16 June 1997. A copy of this report can be viewed on the Australian Parliament website. The Government Response to this JSCEM report was tabled in Parliament on 8 April 1998 and copy may be obtained through the Hansard record.
Inquiry into the Role of the AEC in Conducting Industrial Elections
After receiving a reference from the Government to enquire into the role of the AEC in conducting industrial elections, the JSCEM advertised for submissions on 2 November 1996, and the AEC provided the following major submission.
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- 23
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- 21 January 1997
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The Report of the JSCEM inquiry, entitled "Industrial Elections", was tabled in Parliament in October 1997 and copy may be obtained from the Commonwealth Bookshop or on the Australian Parliament Internet site. The Government Response to this JSCEM report was tabled in Parliament on 10 November 1998.
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