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Electronic petitioning to the House of Representatives

16 November 2009

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 252KB)
Foreword Membership of the Committee Committee Secretariat Terms of reference List of recommendations Executive summary

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 227KB)
Petitions Electronic petitions The inquiry Current arrangements The Senate Electronic petitions and cultural change Key distinctions ‘Minimal’ or ‘web presence’ model Necessary reform or expansion of engagement Electronic petitioning and engagement Committee comment

Chapter 2 Models of electronic petitioning	(PDF 238KB)
Introduction Queensland Parliament Scottish Parliament GetUP Individuals and smaller groups Third-party organisations The House of Representatives Committee comment

Chapter 3 Changes required to the practices and procedures of the House	(PDF 248KB)
Introduction Overall scope of change Committee comment Website scope and interactivity The role of Members Committee comment The role of third parties Committee comment Signatories in- and out-side Australia Committee comment Presentation in hard or soft copy Committee comment

Chapter 4 Privacy and security concerns	(PDF 217KB)
Introduction Preventing fraudulent signatures Queensland Scotland Privacy System integrity Committee comment Verification Privacy System integrity

Chapter 5 Financial and resource implications	(PDF 197KB)
Introduction: who administers the site? Financial background System cost Day-to-day costs Committee comment

Chapter 6 The experience of other jurisdictions	(PDF 228KB)
Introduction Experience in Queensland Research: Queensland Experience in Scotland Research: Scotland Further challenges Relevance to the process of government Engaging the least-engaged Committee comment

Chapter 7 Conclusion and recommendations	(PDF 231KB)
Introduction A model of electronic petitioning for the House Changes required to the practices and procedures of the House The role of Members in electronic petitioning Privacy and security Financial and resource implications The state of engagement

Appendix A - Petitions 1973-2009	(PDF 249KB)

Appendix B - Proposed electronic petitions work-flow	(PDF 141KB)

Appendix C - Submissions	(PDF 137KB)

Appendix D - Witnesses at public hearings	(PDF 161KB)