Footnotes

Chapter 2 - The Bill

[1]        The Senate passed the bill of the same name by a majority, with non-government parties opposing. For a discussion of the bill's provisions, see Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Report of the Inquiry into provisions of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2005, March 2006.

[2]        Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, Report of the Inquiry into the Conduct of the 2004 Federal Election and Matters Related Thereto, September 2005, p. 1 (hereafter, JSCEM, 2004 Federal Election).

[3]        JSCEM, 2004 Federal Election, p. 7.

[4]        Electoral and Referendum Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 Explanatory Memorandum, p. 9.

[5]        AEC, Submission 1, p. 1.

[6]        Electoral and Referendum Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 Explanatory Memorandum, p. 26.

[7]        JSCEM, 2004 Federal Election, pp. 279-283.

[8]        HREOC, Submission 2, pp 1-2.

[9]        JSCEM, 2004 Federal Election, p. 135.

[10]      Dated August 2006, the government response to the report was tabled in the Parliament on 4 September 2006.