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Chapter 1 Introduction

[1]       Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, Report on the conduct of the 2007 federal election and matters related thereto, June 2009.

[2]       Mr John Thain, President, Lindsay, Federal Electorate Council, Australian Labor Party, Transcript T1, p. 10.

[3]       Prime Minister – Transcript of the Prime Minister the Hon John Howard MP Address to the National Press Club, Barton, Canberra, 22 November 2007, p. 6.

[4]       Local Court, New South Wales, Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions V Egan, para. 4, p. 2.

[5]       Senator Steve Hutchins, Transcript T1, p. 22.

[6]       Ms Sarah Chidgey, Attorney-General’s Department, Transcript T2, p. 7.

[7]       Australian Labor Party National Secretariat, submission 159, p 4.

[8]       Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, Report on the conduct of the 2007 federal election and matters related thereto, June 2009, p. 291.

[9]       Senate, Journals of the Senate, No 12, 14 May 2008, p. 390; and No 5, 12 March 2008, pp. 210-211.

[10]     Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, Report on the conduct of the 2007 federal election and matters related thereto, June 2009, p. 2 and p. 291.

Chapter 2 Penalties under section 328

[1]       Mr Paul Pirani, Chief Legal Officer, Australian Electoral Commission, Transcript T1, p. 5.

[2]       Mr Paul Pirani, Chief Legal Officer, Australian Electoral Commission, Transcript T1, p. 5.

[3]       Attorney-General’s Department, A Guide to Framing Commonwealth Offences, Civil Penalties and Enforcement Powers, December 2007, p. 44.

[4]       Mr Paul Pirani, Chief Legal Officer, Australian Electoral Commission, Transcript T1, p. 5.

[5]       Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, The 1987 Federal Election, Inquiry into the conduct of the 1987 Federal Election and 1988 Referendums, May 1989, p. xxi.

[6]       Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, The 1996 Federal Election, Report of the Inquiry into the conduct of the 1996 Federal Election and matters related thereto, June 1997, p. 90.

[7]       Australian Electoral Commission, Supplementary Submission 239 to the JSCEM Inquiry into the conduct of the 1998 Federal Election and matters related thereto, paras 8.3 to 8.5.

[8]       Australian Electoral Commission, Submission 3A, p. 1.

[9]       Australian Electoral Commission, Submission 3A, p. 7.

[10]     Mr Luke Foley, Assistant General Secretary, Australian Labor Party, NSW Branch, Transcript T1, p. 26.

[11]     Australian Democrats, Submission 2A, p. 1.

[12]     Senator Steve Hutchins, Submission 1A, p. 1.

[13]     Mr Paul Pirani, Chief Legal Officer, Australian Electoral Commission, Transcript T1, p. 2.

[14]     Mr Paul Pirani, Chief Legal Officer, Australian Electoral Commission, Transcript T1, p. 2.

[15]     Senator Steve Hutchins, Submission 1A, p. 1.

[16]     Mr Luke Foley, Assistant General Secretary, Australian Labor Party, NSW Branch, Transcript T1, p. 26.

[17]     Local Court, New South Wales, Commonwealth DPP V Egan, para. 6, p. 2.

[18]     Local Court, New South Wales, Commonwealth DPP V Egan, para. 51, p. 13.

[19]     Senator Steve Hutchins, Submission 1A, p. 4.

[20]     Senator Steve Hutchins, Submission 1A, p. 4.

[21]     Attorney-General’s Department, A Guide to Framing Commonwealth Offences, Civil Penalties and Enforcement Powers, December 2007.

[22]     Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Sixth Report of 2002, Application of Absolute and Strict Liability Offences in Commonwealth Legislation, June 2002.

[23]     Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Sixth Report of 2002, Application of Absolute and Strict Liability Offences in Commonwealth Legislation, June 2002, p. 258.

[24]     Attorney-General’s Department, A Guide to Framing Commonwealth Offences, Civil Penalties and Enforcement Powers, December 2007, p. 24.

[25]     Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Sixth Report of 2002, Application of Absolute and Strict Liability Offences in Commonwealth Legislation, June 2002, p. 283.

[26]     Ms Sarah Chidgey, Attorney-General’s Department, Transcript T2, p. 5.

[27]     Mr Paul Pirani, Chief Legal Officer, Australian Electoral Commission, Transcript T2, p. 8.

[28]     Ms Sarah Chidgey, Attorney-General’s Department, Transcript T2, p. 5.

[29]     Attorney-General’s Department, A Guide to Framing Commonwealth Offences, Civil Penalties and Enforcement Powers, December 2007, p. 25.

[30]     Attorney-General’s Department, A Guide to Framing Commonwealth Offences, Civil Penalties and Enforcement Powers, December 2007, p. 25.

[31]     Senator Steve Hutchins, Transcript T1, p. 14.

[32]     Senator Steve Hutchins, Transcript T1, p. 15.

[33]     Senator Steve Hutchins, Transcript T1, p. 16.

[34]     Mr Luke Foley, Assistant General Secretary, Australian Labor Party, NSW Branch, Transcript T1, p. 25.

[35]     Mr Luke Foley, Assistant General Secretary, Australian Labor Party, NSW Branch, Transcript T1, p. 26.

[36]     Ms Sarah Chidgey, Attorney-General’s Department, Transcript T2, p. 5.

[37]     Australian Electoral Commission, Submission 3A, p. 6.

[38]     Mr Paul Pirani, Chief Legal Officer, Australian Electoral Commission, Transcript T1, p. 5.

[39]     Mr Paul Pirani, Chief Legal Officer, Australian Electoral Commission, Transcript T1, p. 4.

[40]     Ms Sarah Chidgey, Attorney-General’s Department, Transcript T2, p. 6.

[41]     Attorney-General’s Department, A Guide to Framing Commonwealth Offences, Civil Penalties and Enforcement Powers, December 2007.;  Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Sixth Report of 2002, Application of Absolute and Strict Liability Offences in Commonwealth Legislation, June 2002.

Chapter 3 Polling place offences

[1]       Australian Electoral Commission, Electoral Backgrounder No. 20, October 2007, www.aec.gov.au/About_AEC/Publications/Backgrounders/index.htm.

[2]       Australian Electoral Commission, Electoral backgrounder No. 20, p. 5.

[3]       Australian Electoral Commission, Electoral backgrounder No. 20, p. 3.

[4]       Australian Electoral Commission, Submission 3A, p. 3.

[5]       Australian Electoral Commission, Submission 3A, p. 3.

[6]       Australian Electoral Commission, Submission 3A, p. 3.

[7]       Mr Paul Pirani, Chief Legal Officer, Australian Electoral Commission, Transcript T2, p. 4.

[8]       Mr Luke Foley, Assistant General Secretary, Australian Labor Party, NSW Branch, Transcript T1, p. 27.

[9]       Mr Paul Pirani, Chief Legal Officer, Australian Electoral Commission, Transcript T2, p. 4.

[10]     Australian Electoral Commission, Submission 3A, pp. 3-4.

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