Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters
The Committee tabled its report The 1996 federal election: report of the inquiry into the conduct of the 1996 federal election and matters related thereto in both houses of Parliament on 16 June 1997. A copy of the report is available in PDF format (607KB) or from the Committee Secretariat.
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Government response to the Committee's report was tabled on 8 April 1998
Content of report: The 1996 federal election
FOREWORD
TERMS OF REFERENCE
MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE
ABBREVIATIONS
CHAPTER SUMMARY AND LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS
CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER FOUR - ENROLMENT AND VOTING BY CERTAIN GROUPS
CHAPTER SEVEN - ELECTION CAMPAIGNING
CHAPTER EIGHT - ELECTION FUNDING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
CHAPTER NINE - OTHER MATTERS
APPENDICES
The following media release was issued by the Chairman of the Committee, Mr Gary Nairn MP, on the tabling of its report: 16 June 1997 Reform of the Commonwealth electoral system
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