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• Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Roll Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  in relation to: enrolment and voting processes and entitlement to enrolment; prisoners’ rights to vote; multiple voting offences; financial disclosure thresholds; authorisation of electoral advertising in journals and magazines; refund of candidate nomination deposits and declaration of nominations; and the

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  in relation to public inspection of postal vote applications. Also makes minor technical corrections to the

  Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral and Referendum Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1998

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 1998 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration portfolio 

  Bill

• Electoral and Referendum Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Candidate Eligibility) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Nov 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Responds to a recommendation of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters'

  Report on the conduct of the 2019 federal election and matters related thereto

  by amending the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to streamline the candidate qualification checklist relating to eligibility under section 44 of the Constitution and clarify when a response to a question is mandatory. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Lowering the Voting Age) Bill 2023

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  Date

  06 Feb 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BATES, Stephen, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to: lower the minimum voting age in Australian federal elections and referenda from 18 to 16 years; provide for 16 and 17 year olds to be included in the certified list of voters (but not to be given a penalty notice if they do not vote); and provide that an eligible voter, who is not yet on the electoral roll or enrolled at their correct address, is able to cast a provisional vote on election day. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Restoring Trust) Bill 2023

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  Date

  07 Aug 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  CHANEY, Kate, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  in relation to: the disclosure threshold; disclosure and publication of donations; misleading or deceptive electoral or referendum matter; definition of gift; prohibited donors; government advertising; postal vote applications; independent campaign entities; and nomination of candidates;

  Privacy Act 1988

  to remove exemptions relating to data protection that apply to political parties and members of Parliament; Spam Act 2003 to remove exemptions relating to unsolicited electronic messages that apply to political parties; and

  Do Not Call Register Act 2006

  to provide that independent candidates are treated the same as registered political parties under the provisions of the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Voter Identification) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Feb 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCGRATH, Sen James 

  Summary

  Responds to recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters' reports into the conduct of the 2013, 2016 and 2019 elections by amending the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to require voters to provide an acceptable form of identification, or alternatively an attestation from another enrolled person who does have an acceptable form of identification, in order to cast an ordinary pre-poll or polling day vote in federal elections and referendums. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Voter Integrity) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Oct 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Responds to recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters' reports into the conduct of the 2013, 2016 and 2019 elections by amending the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to require voters to provide an acceptable form of identification, or alternatively an attestation from another enrolled person who does have an acceptable form of identification, in order to cast an ordinary pre-poll or polling day vote in federal elections and referendums. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Emergency Assistance Fund for the Lower Lakes and Coorong Region of South Australia Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  NELSON, Brendan, MP 

  Summary

  Requires the responsible minister to determine, by legislative instrument, guidelines for the operation of the Lower Lakes and Coorong Assistance Scheme, and gives the secretary responsibility for the administration of the scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Emergency Assistance Fund for the Lower Lakes and Coorong Region of South Australia Bill 2008 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MINCHIN, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Requires the responsible minister to determine, by legislative instrument, guidelines for the operation of the Lower Lakes and Coorong Assistance Scheme, and gives the secretary responsibility for the administration of the scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum