Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters
Inquiry into the 1998 Federal Election and Matters Related Thereto
The Committee tabled its report 1998 Federal Election: Report of
the inquiry into the 1998 Federal Election and Matters Related Thereto
in both houses of Parliament on 26 June 2000. A copy of the full report
is available in (PDF 543KB) or from
the Committee Secretariat.
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Executive Summary (PDF 15KB)
List of submissions
List of public hearings
Transcripts
of public hearings
Media releases
Government response (PDF 2428KB)
Contents of report: 1998 Federal Election
Foreword
Membership of the Committee
Terms of Reference
List of Abbreviations
List of Recommendations (PDF 25KB)
Executive Summary (PDF 15KB)
Chapter One - Introduction (PDF 28KB)
Chapter Two - Pre-election (PDF 147KB)
Selection of AEC staff
Other elections on polling day
Public awareness of the election
Enrolment
Nomination
Political campaigns
Declaration voting
Mobile polling
Chapter Three - Election day (PDF 89KB)
Polling booths
Voting on election day
Fraudulent enrolment and voting
Chapter Four - After the close of polls (PDF 69KB)
Conduct of the count
Compulsory voting
The full preferential voting system
Alternative voting systems
Chapter Five - Other issues (PDF 90KB)
Funding and disclosure
Registration of political parties
Section 44 of the Constitution
Election litigation
Redistributions
Four year terms
ANAO audit of the AEC
Process of election review
Minority Reports (PDF 81KB)
Minority Report - Senator the Hon John Faulkner, Mr Michael
Danby MP & Mr Laurie Ferguson MP (ALP)
Minority Report - Senator Andrew Bartlett and Senator Andrew Murray (Australian
Democrats)
Appendices (PDF 50KB)
Appendix A - List of Submissions
Appendix B - List of Letters Submitted
Appendix C - List of Exhibits
Appendix D - List of Hearings and Witnesses