House of Representatives Committees

Inquiry into representation of the Territories in the House of Representatives

On Monday 1st December 2003, the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters tabled its report on the inqyiry into representation of the Territories in the House of Representatives.

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Report of the Inquiry into increasing the minimum representation of the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory in the House of Representatives

Front pages (PDF 116KB) Contents, Foreward, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations, Glossary and List of Recommendations
Chapter 1 (PDF 26KB) Introduction
Chapter 2 (PDF 52KB) Territory Representation in the Commonwealth Parliament
Chapter 3 (PDF 36KB) Determining Representation in the House of Representatives
Chapter 4 (PDF 29KB) State and Territory Representation in the House of Representatives
Chapter 5 (PDF 106KB) The Population Estimates
Chapter 6 (PDF 59KB) Characteristics of Electorates in the Territories
Chapter 7 (PDF 72KB) Increasing the Representation of the Territories in the House of Representatives
Appendix A (PDF 10KB) Submissions to the inquiry
Appendix B (PDF 12KB) List of Hearings and Witnesses
Appendix C (PDF 13KB) Amendments to the Tollner Bill proposed by Mr Warren Snowdon MP
Appendix D (PDF 11KB) Transitional provisions proposed by Mr Tollner MP
Appendix E (PDF 11KB) Amendments to the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 proposed by the NT Government


Click here for a consolidated copy of the report (PDF 486KB).


Inquiry information

Terms of Reference

Media releases

Submissions

Public hearings (and transcripts)

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