Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

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

Polling booths
Voting on election day
Fraudulent enrolment and voting

Conduct of the count
Compulsory voting
The full preferential voting system
Alternative voting systems

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 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)

Appendix A - List of Submissions
Appendix B - List of Letters Submitted
Appendix C - List of Exhibits
Appendix D - List of Hearings and Witnesses

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