Joint Committee on Electoral Matters

The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral matters inquires into and reports on matters relating to electoral laws and practices and their administration as may be referred to it by either House of the Parliament or a Minister. The matters that may be referred by the House include reports by the Commonwealth Auditor-General. The Committee could also inquire into matters raised in annual reports of Commonwealth Government departments and authorities.

The committee is currently inquiring into:

• Inquiry into the NSW Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Amendment (Automatic Enrolment) Bill 2009

• The 2007 Federal Election and matters related thereto

  • Events in the Division of Lindsay

Other:

• Roundtable on the Government’s second electoral reform green paper

Full list of Committee activities (inquiries and reports) from 1996 to current day

Committee members

Committee establishment and role

Related sites

Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)

Australian Parliamentary Library site particularly the section on elections and referendums

The Committee Secretariat can be contacted at:

Committee Secretary
Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters
Department of House of Representatives
PO Box 6021
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA

Phone: 61 2 6277 2374
Fax: 61 2 6277 4710
email: jscem@aph.gov.au