Administration of the 2007 NSW election and related matters (Inquiry)

This inquiry is a completed Parliamentary inquiry conducted by the Electoral Matters Committee.

The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters of the Parliament of New South Wales is to inquire into and report upon the administration of the 2007 NSW election and related matters.

Timeline

Referred: 27 Jun 2007
» Call for submissions: 30 Jan 2008
» Submissions close: 27 Feb 2008
» Final Report Due: 27 Jun 2008
» Final Report Published: 21 May 2008

Reports and Government Responses

Date	Name of Document
21/05/2008	Administration of the 2007 NSW election and related matters (Final Report)

Hearings and Transcripts

Date	Name of Document
11/03/2008	Public Hearing
19/03/2008	Public Hearing

Submissions

View the public submission(s) published by the committee in relation to this inquiry.

The closing date for submissions was 27 February 2008

Date	Type of Document
11/03/2008	Tabled document: NSW Electoral Commission - Registered Political Party Feedback
11/03/2008	Tabled document: NSW Electoral Commission - media relations report
11/03/2008	Tabled document: NSW Electoral Commission - Voter Information Campaign 2007 NSW general election
16/04/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice: NSW Electoral Commission
21/04/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice: Australian Electoral Commission

Contact Us

This is a completed inquiry. The contacts below are historical only.

Primary contact: Helen Minnican, phone (02) 9230 2161, electoralmatters.committee@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Committee Manager: Helen Minnican, phone (02) 9230 2161, electoralmatters.committee@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Senior Committee Officer: Jasen Burgess, phone (02) 9230 3439, electoralmatters.committee@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Research Officer: Dora Oravecz, phone (02) 9230 3054, electoralmatters.committee@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Assistant Committee Officer: Millie Yeoh, phone (02) 9230 2161, electoralmatters.committee@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Address for written correspondence:
Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters
Parliament House
Macquarie St
Sydney NSW 2000
Fax: 9230 3309

Inquiry Terms of Reference

Votes and proceedings 21 June 2007, entry no. 13 (7) and Votes and proceedings 27 June 2007, entry nos. 1 (5) and 20

The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters is to inquire into and report upon the 2007 NSW election with respect to the following electoral laws, their administration and related practices:

Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912 (other than Part 2);
Election Funding Act 1981; and
The provisions of the Constitution Act 1902 that relate to the procedures for, and conduct of, elections for members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council (other than sections 27, 28 and 28a).

The statutory provisions specifically preclude the distribution of electorates as a subject of inquiry by the Committee.

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