Conduct of the 2022 federal election and other matters

June 2023

© Commonwealth of Australia 2023
ISBN: 978-1-76092-514-7

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Terms of reference
Members
Foreword
Recommendations
Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Clear calls for change
  • Conduct of the inquiry to date
  • Prior to the 2022 Election
  • The 2022 Election – in brief
  • 2022 Election – funding and disclosure settings
  • 2022 Election – current disclosure regime
  • 2022 Election - funding from AEC
  • 2022 Election - financial disclosure returns
Chapter 2 - Political donations and electoral expenditure
  • Political donation and expenditure schemes
  • Donations disclosure
  • Background on political donation laws
  • Donations in the 2022 election
  • Real-time donation disclosure
  • Lowering the donation disclosure threshold
  • Donation caps or bans
  • Unintended consequences for third parties
  • The case for expenditure caps
  • Views on expenditure caps in other jurisdictions
  • Public funding of elections
  • Possible avenues for circumvention need to be addressed
  • Additional reform proposals put to this inquiry
  • Committee comment
Chapter 3 - Trust in the electoral system
  • Why truth in political advertising laws are required
  • Legislation in other jurisdictions
  • Government’s role in truth in political advertising
  • Current roles of existing agencies
  • Authorisation of political campaign material
  • New options for government
  • Committee comment
Chapter 4 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in elections
  • Participation and enfranchisement
A. Submissions
B. Public hearings
C. Electoral donations laws in other jurisdictions
Dissenting report by Coalition members of the Committee
Additional comments by Kate Chaney MP
Additional comments by the Australian Greens
Additional comments by Senator David Pocock

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters
PO Box 6021
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 2374
em@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

On 5 August 2022 the Special Minister of State, Senator the Hon Don Farrell, asked the Committee to inquire into and report on all aspects of the conduct of the 2022 federal election.

Track Inquiry

Past Public Hearings

06 Sep 2023: Canberra
02 Aug 2023: Canberra
23 Jun 2023: Canberra

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