Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters
Inquiry into the funding of political parties and election campaigns
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On Friday 9 December 2011, The Joint Select Committee on Electoral Matters tabled its report out of session on the Inquiry into the funding of political parties and election campaigns.
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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 10 chapters, 2 dissenting reports and 6 appendices.
Inquiry into the funding of politcal parties and election campaigns
Preliminary pages (PDF 149KB)
Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations and List of Recommendations
Chapter 1 (PDF 102KB)
Introduction
Chapter 2 (PDF 112KB)
Background
Chapter 3 (PDF 132KB)
Private funding
Chapter 4 (PDF 121KB)
Options for private funding reform
Chapter 5 (PDF 121KB)
Expenditure
Chapter 6 (PDF 121KB)
Public funding
Chapter 7 (PDF 121KB)
Third parties and associated entities
Chapter 8 (PDF 121KB)
Compliance
Chapter 9 (PDF 121KB)
Relationships between federal, and state and territory arrangements
Chapter 10 (PDF 121KB)
Other issues
Dissenting report (PDF 220KB)
The Hon. Bronwyn Bishop MP, The Hon. Alex Somlyay MP, Senator Scott Ryan, Mr Dan Tehan MP and Mr Darren Chester MP
Dissenting report from the Australian Greens (PDF 117KB)
Senator Lee Rhiannon, The Australian Greens
Appendix A (PDF 25KB)
List of Submissions and Exhibits
Appendix B (PDF 26KB)
List of Hearings and Witnesses
Appendix C (PDF 51KB)
Commonwealth disclosure requirements
Appendix D (PDF 35KB)
Comparison of Commonwealth, State and Territory schemes
Appendix E (PDF 37KB)
Comparison of international political financing schemes
Appendix F (PDF 59KB)
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