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ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 61, 2012-13 1 February 2013 Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Administration) Bill 2012 Brenton Holmes Politics and Public Administration Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 2 Structure of the Bill ................................................................................................................................. 2 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Committee consideration ....................................................................................................................... 4 Policy position of non-government

    ISSN 1328‐8091  Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services BILLS DIGEST NO. 43, 2010-11  17 November 2010 Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations  and Other Measures) Bill 2010  Brenton Holmes, Nicholas Horne  Politics and Public Administration Section  Diane Spooner  Law and Bills Digest Section  Contents  Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3  Background .............................................................................................................................................. 4  The previous Bills—the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and  Other Measures) Bill 2008 and the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political  Donations and Other Measures) Bill 2009 ....................................................................................... 4  Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 5  Broader electoral reform agenda ....................................................................................................... 7  Media commentary ............................................................................................................................ 8  Positions of the Coalition, non‐government parties, and independents ........................................... 9  Financial implications ............................................................................................................................. 10  Summary of key measures in the Bill ..................................................................................................... 11  Electoral funding ............................................................................................................................... 11  A new claims process ................................................................................................................... 12  Electoral expenditure .................................................................................................................. 14  Disclosure thresholds ........................................................................................................................ 15  Disclosure timeframes and reporting periods .................................................................................. 16  For donors .................................................................................................................................... 17  For political parties, associated entities and those incurring political expenditure ................... 17  Foreign donations ............................................................................................................................. 19  Anonymous donations ...................................................................................................................... 20  Penalties, offences and compliance ................................................................................................. 22  Key provisions ........................................................................................................................................ 24  Definition amendments .................................................................................................................... 24  Entitlement to electoral funding ...................................................................................................... 25  Making a claim for electoral funding ................................................................................................ 25  Payment of electoral funding ........................................................................................................... 26  Miscellaneous ................................................................................................................................... 26  Disclosure thresholds and reporting ................................................................................................. 27  Foreign and anonymous donations amendments ............................................................................ 28  Penalties and offences ...................................................................................................................... 29   

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services BACKGROUND NOTE 24 April 2013 Tracking the push for an Australian republic Brenton Holmes Politics and Public Administration Section Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Background ........................................................................................................................................ 1 The referendum outcome .............................................................................................................. 3 The failure of the 1999 referendum .................................................................................................... 5 The ‘direct election’ factor

NOVEMBER 15, 2012 What happens to the House and Senate if an election is called early in 2013? Recently the possibility had been raised that an election may be called for only the House of Representatives in the early part of 2013. Usually, a half-Senate election would also be held.

ISSN 1834-9854 Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services BACKGROUND NOTE 15 October 2012 e-voting: the promise and the practice Brenton Holmes Politics and Public Administration Section Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Casting a vote in Australian Federal elections ............................................................................... 2 Australian experiments with electronic voting ........................................................................................ 3

      MAY 24, 2012 Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Indigenous federal voting rights Source: http://www.indigenous.gov.au/ It is 100 years since the right and responsibility to enrol to vote became enshrined in Australian law and 50 years since all Indigenous Australians became entitled to vote in federal elections. (Some,

Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Context ................................................................................................................................................ 3 New South Wales ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Election funding arrangements .......................................................................................................... 5 Election Campaigns Fund ............................................................................................................... 5 Administration Fund ...................................................................................................................... 8 Policy Development Fund .............................................................................................................. 9 Disclosure and donations rules ........................................................................................................... 9 Disclosure of Political donations .................................................................................................. 10 Disclosure