Administration of the 2011 NSW election and related matters (Inquiry)

This inquiry is a current Parliamentary inquiry conducted by the Electoral Matters Committee.   This inquiry was established on 25 November 2011 to inquire into and report upon the conduct of the 2011 NSW Election and related matters.

For information: NSW Electoral Commission Report on the Conduct of the 2011 NSW Election.

NSW EC's Report on the 2011 State Election.pdf

For information: Correspondence from the Election Funding Authority of NSW - Claims for Public Funding in Relation to the 2011 NSW Election.

Correspondence - Election Funding Authority of NSW.pdf

Timeline (click to show)

Referred: 25 Nov 2011
    » Call for submissions: 8 Dec 2011
    » Submissions close: 17 Feb 2012
        » Final Report Due: 21 Dec 2012

Reports and Government Responses (click to show)

No records of reports or government responses are available for this inquiry.

Hearings and Transcripts (click to show)

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Submissions (click to show)

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

The closing date for submissions was 17 February 2012

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Inquiry Terms of Reference (click to show)

Resolution passed 25 November 2011, Minutes No 4, Item 2

The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters is to inquire into and report upon the conduct of the 2011 NSW State 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, Expenditure and Disclosures 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, that is, the provisions relating to the distribution of electorates).