Administration of the referendum into an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice

REPORT - June 2023

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Abbreviations

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Referral
Conduct of the inquiry
Report structure

Chapter 2 - The Referendum Machinery Provisions - The 'Yes' and 'No' campaigns

Introduction
Conduct of a referendum
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
Views on the amendments to the Referendum Machinery Act

Chapter 3 - The risk of foreign interference

Introduction
Foreign interference in Australia’s electoral events
Current preventative arrangements
Foreign interference in the referendum

Chapter 4 - Challenges in the online referendum debate

Introduction
Current regulatory arrangements
Key issues arising from misinformation
Gaps in the regulatory framework and consequences
Suggestions to improve the regulatory framework

Chapter 5 - Committee view and recommendations

Implications of the government’s amendments to the Referendum Act
Government complacency on the risk of foreign interference
Challenges in the online referendum debate
Concluding remarks

Government Senators' Dissenting Report

Appendix 1 - Submissions

Appendix 2 - Additional Information

Appendix 3 - Public Hearings

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