Inquiry into the 2001 Federal Election and matters related thereto

Inquiry into the 2001 Federal Election and matters related thereto

On 24 June 2003, the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters tabled its report on the Inquiry into the 2001 Federal Election and matters related thereto.

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Report of the Inquiry into the 2001 Federal Election and matters related thereto

Contents and recommendations (PDF 184KB)
Chapter 1 (PDF 72KB) Introduction
Chapter 2 (PDF 418KB) The Electoral Roll
Chapter 3 (PDF 238KB) Election Preparation
Chapter 4 (PDF 177KB) Voting
Chapter 5 (PDF 141KB) Election Day and the Scrutiny
Chapter 6 (PDF 176KB) Other Issues
Chapter 7 (PDF 118KB) Proposed Changes to the Electoral System
Supplemenatry remarks (PDF 144KB) Supplementary RemarksSenator Andrew Bartlett and Senator Andrew Murray
Appendix A (PDF 22KB) Submissions to the Inquiry
Appendix B (PDF 11KB) List of Exhibits
Appendix C (PDF 18KB) List of Hearings and Witnesses
Appendix D (PDF 16KB) Schedules 4 and 5 to the Electoral and Referendum Amendment Regulations 2001 (No.1)
Appendix E (PDF 20KB) Electronic vote counting at the ACT Election 2001
Appendix F (PDF 55KB) Table of technical amendments required to the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and/or the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
Appendix G (PDF 19KB) Comparisons of voting systems: Commonwealth and the States/Territories
Appendix H (PDF 17KB) Electoral legislation since the 1998 election report


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