Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters 
      
      
  
 Inquiry into the funding of political parties and  election campaigns 
        
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On Friday 9 December 2011, The Joint Select Committee on Electoral Matters tabled its report out of session on the Inquiry into   the funding of political parties and election campaigns.
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This report is comprised of preliminary   pages, 10 chapters,  2 dissenting reports and 6 appendices.
    
Inquiry into the funding of politcal parties and election campaigns 
 Preliminary pages (PDF 149KB)
  Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List   of Abbreviations and List of Recommendations
Chapter 1 (PDF 102KB)
  Introduction 
Chapter 2 (PDF 112KB)
Background
Chapter 3 (PDF   132KB)
Private funding
Chapter 4 (PDF   121KB)
Options for private funding reform
Chapter 5 (PDF   121KB)
 Expenditure
Chapter 6 (PDF   121KB)
  Public funding
  Chapter 7 (PDF   121KB)
Third parties and associated entities
Chapter 8 (PDF   121KB)
Compliance
Chapter 9 (PDF   121KB)
Relationships between federal, and state and  territory arrangements
Chapter 10 (PDF   121KB)
  Other issues
Dissenting report   (PDF 220KB) 
  The  Hon. Bronwyn Bishop MP, The Hon. Alex Somlyay MP, Senator Scott Ryan, Mr Dan Tehan MP and Mr Darren Chester MP 
Dissenting report   from the Australian Greens (PDF 117KB)
 Senator Lee Rhiannon, The Australian Greens 
Appendix A (PDF 25KB)
List of Submissions and Exhibits 
Appendix B (PDF 26KB)
  List of   Hearings and Witnesses 
Appendix C (PDF 51KB)
Commonwealth disclosure requirements 
  Appendix D (PDF   35KB)
Comparison of Commonwealth, State and Territory  schemes 
  
  Appendix E (PDF   37KB)
Comparison of international political financing  schemes 
Appendix F (PDF   59KB)
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Tobacco  Industry Donations) Bill 2011