Information about the inquiry
On 16 August 2007, the Senate referred the
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill 2007 to the
Finance and Public Administration Committee for inquiry and report by 4
September 2007. The Bill seeks to allow the Australian Electoral
Commission to undertake any plebiscite on the amalgamation of any local
governing body in any part of Australia.
Written submissions are invited and should be received by Friday 24
August 2007.
The Committee requests that where possible, that submissions be
provided by email to fpa.sen@aph.gov.au
preferably as MS Word or RTF format documents. Notes to assist in
preparing submissions are available from the website
https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/wit_sub/index.htm or
telephone the Secretariat on 02 6277 3530, fax: 02 6277 5809, or e-mail at
the above address.
Written submission can also be sent to:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Finance and Public Administration
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
Persons lodging submissions should note that this inquiry is into the
bill only, and to be considered relevant to the inquiry, submissions must
address the provisions of the bill.
Once the Committee accepts your submission, it becomes a confidential
committee document and is protected by Parliamentary Privilege. You must
not release your submission without the Committee's
permission. If you do, it is not protected by Parliamentary Privilege. At
some stage during the inquiry, the Committee normally makes submissions
public. Please indicate if you want your submission to be kept
confidential.
Inquiries from hearing and speech impaired people should be directed to
the Parliament House TTY number (02 6277 7799). Adobe also provides tools
for the blind and visually impaired to access PDF documents. These tools
are available at:
http://access.adobe.com/. If you require any special arrangements
in order to enable you to participate in a committee inquiry, please
contact the Committee Secretary.
If you need any further information, contact the Committee Secretariat
on +61 2 6277 3439 (phone), +61 2 6277 5809 (fax); or by email to
fpa.sen@aph.gov.au or by
writing to the Committee secretary at the above address.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Finance and Public Administration
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia