Committee activities (inquiries and reports)
42nd Parliament (February 2008 - Present)
Inquiry into the NSW Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Amendment (Automatic Enrolment) Bill 2009 (completed)
Inquiry into the 2007 Federal Election (current)
Report on the conduct of the 2007 federal election and matters related thereto
Parliamentary paper: PP130/09; Tabled 22 June 2009
Tabling speeches: Chairman - Mr Daryl Melham MP; Hon Bruce Scott MP; Senator Carol Brown; Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson; Senator Bob Brown; Senator Simon Birmingham
Date of Government response: No response to date
Advisory report on the Commonwealth Electoral (Above-the-Line Voting) Amendment Bill 2008
Parliamentary paper: PP131/09; Tabled 22 June 2009
Tabling speeches:
Date of Government response: No response to date
Report on the 2007 federal election electronic voting trials
Interim report of the Inquiry into the 2007 Federal Election: Parliamentary paper: PP58/09 Tabled 16 March 2009
Tabling speeches: Chairman - Mr Daryl Melham MP; Deputy Chairman - Mr Scott Morrison MP; Senator Steve Hutchins; Mr Jon Sullivan MP
Date of Government response: 17 September 2009
Inquiry into the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and other Measures) Bill 2008 (completed)
Parliamentary paper: PP490/08; Tabled 23 October 2008
Tabling speeches: Chairman - Mr Daryl Melham MP
;
Deputy Chairman - Mr Scott Morrison MP;
Mr Jon Sullivan MP;
Mr Michael Danby MP;
Senator Steve Hutchins ;
Senator Simon Birmingham ;
Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson;
Date of Government response: No response to date
Inquiry into Schedule 1 of the Tax Laws Amendment
(2008 Measures No.1) Bill 2008(completed)
Parliamentary paper: 295/08; Tabled 16 June 2008
Tabling speeches: Chairman - Mr Daryl Melham MP
;
Deputy Chairman - Mr Scott Morrison MP
Date of Government response: No response to date
41st Parliament (November 2004 - October 2007)
Inquiry into certain aspects of the administration of the Australian Electoral Commission
Parliamentary paper: 2007/192; Tabled 17 September 2007
Tabling speeches: Chairman - Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP; Deputy Chairman - Mr Michael Danby MP
Date of Government response: 18 September 2008
Inquiry into civics and electoral education
Parliamentary paper: 118/207; Tabled: 18 June 2007
Tabling speeches: Chair - Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP; Senator Andrew Murray
Date of Government Response:30 October 2008
Inquiry into disclosure of donations to political parties and candidates
Parliamentary paper: 108/2006; Tabled 22 May 2006 (presented to the Speaker 31 March 2006)
Tabling speeches: Chairman - Mr Peter Lindsay MP; Deputy Chairman - Mr Michael Danby MP; Mr Alan Griffin MP
Date of Government response: 3 August 2007
Inquiry into the Conduct of the 2004 Federal Election and Matters Related Thereto
Parliamentary paper: 258/2005; Tabled 10 October 2005
Tabling speeches: Chairman - Mr Tony Smith MP;
Deputy Chairman - Mr Michael Danby MP;
Senator Brett Mason;
Senator George Brandis;
Senator Kim Carr;
Senator Andrew Murray.
Date of Government response: 30 August 2006
40th Parliament (Febuary 2002 - August 2004)
Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters
Inquiry into Disclosure of donations to political parties and candidates (lapsed)
Inquiry into representation of the Territories in the House of Representatives
Parliamentary paper: 712/2003 ; Tabled 1 December 2003
Tabling speeches: Chairman
- Mr Georgiou MP; Deputy
Chairman - Mr Danby MP;
Senator Mason; Senator Ray; Senator Brandis; Senator Murray
25 March 2004
2001 Federal Election: Report of the inquiry
into the 2001 Federal Election and Matters Related Thereto
Parliamentary paper: 121/2003 ; Tabled 23 June 2003
Tabling speeches: Chairman
- Mr Georgiou MP; Deputy
Chairman - Mr
Danby MP; Senator Mason; Senator Murray; Senator Ray
Date of Government response: 16 October 2003
Audit Report No.42 of 2001-2002, Integrity of
the Electoral Roll
Parliamentary paper 501/2002; Tabled 11 November 2002
Tabling speeches: Chairman
- Mr Georgiou MP; Deputy
Chairman - Mr
Danby MP; Senator Ray; Senator Murray
Date of Government response: 16 October 2003
39th Parliament (November 1998 - October 2001)
Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters
Inquiry into electoral funding and disclosure (lapsed)
User friendly, not abuser friendly: Report
of the inquiry into the integrity of the electoral roll
Parliamentary paper 111/2001; Tabled 18 June 2001
Tabling speeches: Chairman
- Mr Pyne MP; Mr
McClelland MP; Mr
St.Clair MP; Deputy
Chairman - Mr Ferguson MP; Senator
Mason; Senator
Faulkner; Senator
Murray.
Date of Government response: 4 October 2001
1998 Federal Election: Report of the inquiry
into the 1998 Federal Election and Matters Related Thereto
Parliamentary paper 128/2000; Tabled 26 June 2000
Tabling speeches: Chairman
- Mr Nairn MP; Deputy
Chairman - Mr Ferguson MP; Senator
Mason; Senator
Faulkner; Senator
Bartlett
Date of Government response: 1 March 2001
38th Parliament (May 1996 - August 1998)
Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters
Industrial elections: Report of the inquiry
into the role of the Australian Electoral Commission in conducting industrial
elections
Parliamentary paper 185/97; Tabled 20 October 1997
Tabling speeches: House
of Representatives and Senate
Date of Government response: 15 July 1998
The 1996 federal election: Report of the
inquiry into the conduct of the 1996 federal election and matters related
thereto
Parliamentary paper 93/97; Tabled 16 June 1997
Tabling
speeches: House of Representatives
Date of Government response: 8 April 1998
37th Parliament (May 1993 - January 1996)
Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters
Electoral redistributions: Report on the effectiveness and appropriateness
of the redistribution provisions of Parts III and IV of the Commonwealth
Electoral Act 1918
Parliamentary paper 481/95 ; Tabled December 1995
Date of Government response: 26 November 1997
The 1993 federal election: Report of the inquiry into the conduct
of the 1993 federal election and matters related thereto
Parliamentary paper 416/94; Tabled 16 November 1994
Date of Government response: 21 September 1995
Financial reporting by political parties: Interim report from the
Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters on the Inquiry into the
Conduct of the 1993 election and matters related thereto
Parliamentary paper 124/94; Tabled 30 June 1994
Date of Government response: 10 November 1994
Women, elections and parliament
Parliamentary paper 97/94; Tabled 2 June 1994
Date of Government response: 2 February 1995
A further inquiry into "push polling" and the defamation of candidates
was not reported on before the Parliament was dissolved for the 1996 federal
election. The Committee published 20 submissions and took evidence at
six public hearings.
Earlier reports
For a list of earlier reports by this Committee, see the Register of Committee Reports (1901 to current day).
Copies of reports
Reports published since May 1996 are available in PDF format - see above.
For earlier reports contact Committee Secretariat
Copies of submissions and transcripts of public hearings
Printed volumes of submissions and transcripts of evidence taken at
public hearings for each of the above reports can be reviewed at the National
Library of Australia or with the Committee
Secretariat.
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