Are We Losing or Strengthening Our Democracy?
Summary
Amends the: Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to: establish public registers for key non-party political actors; require non-financial particulars, such as senior staff and discretionary government benefits, to be reported; prohibit donations from foreign governments and state-owned enterprises being used to finance public debate require wholly political actors to verify that donations over $250 come from an organisation incorporated in Australia, or with its head office or principal place of activity in Australia, or an Australian citizen or Commonwealth elector; prohibit other regulated political actors from using donations from foreign sources to fund reportable political expenditure; limit public election funding to demonstrated electoral spending; amend the enforcement and compliance regime for political finance regulation; and enable the Electoral Commissioner to prescribe certain matters by legislative instrument; and Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 to make consequential amendments.
(my bolding as it is an interesting difference)…
Progress
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| Introduced and read a first time | 07 Dec 2017 |
| Second reading moved | 07 Dec 2017 |
Documents and transcripts
Text of bill
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Explanatory memoranda
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Transcript of speeches
Bills digest
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Notes
- Referred to Committee (06/12/2017): Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters; Committee report (09/04/2018); Addendum to report (10/04/2018)
- Considered by scrutiny committee (06/02/2018): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 3 of 2018
- Considered by scrutiny committee (07/02/2018): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 3 of 2018
About this inquiry
On 6 December 2017, the Minister for Finance referred the Bill to the Committee for inquiry and report.
Submissions close on Friday, 9 March 2018.
Past Public Hearings
16 Feb 2018: ACT
14 Feb 2018: ACT
02 Feb 2018: Sydney, NSW
Inquiry Status
Accessibility
If you require any special arrangements to enable you to participate in the Committee’s inquiry, please contact the Committee Secretariat.
Further information regarding accessibility can be found at www.aph.gov.au/Help/Accessibility
On 6 December 2017, the Minister for Finance referred the Bill to the Committee for inquiry and report.
Submissions close on Friday, 9 March 2018.
Past Public Hearings
16 Feb 2018: ACT
14 Feb 2018: ACT
02 Feb 2018: Sydney, NSW
Inquiry Status
Accessibility
If you require any special arrangements to enable you to participate in the Committee’s inquiry, please contact the Committee Secretariat.
Further information regarding accessibility can be found at www.aph.gov.au/Help/Accessibility
Inquiry into the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017
On 6 December 2017, the Minister for Finance referred the Bill to the Committee for inquiry and report.
Submissions close on Friday, 9 March 2018.
Information about the Bill is available here:
Committee Secretariat contact:
Committee Secretary
Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters
PO Box 6021
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6277 2374
Fax: +61 2 6277 4773
em@aph.gov.au
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Submissions
Submissions received by the Committee
Submissions may be re-ordered by clicking on a column header. They may also be grouped by Organisation/Individual, State/Territory.
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| 1 | Mr Daniel Hirschfeld (PDF 38 KB) | |||
| 2 | Dr John Price (PDF 77 KB) | |||
| 3 | Prof Anne Twomey (PDF 192 KB) 3.1 Supplementary to submission 3 (PDF 1184 KB) |
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| 4 | Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (PDF 270 KB) | |||
| 5 | Dr Liz Elliott (PDF 61 KB) | |||
| 6 | Ms Valerie Joy (PDF 69 KB) | |||
| 7 | The Group of Eight (PDF 2456 KB) | |||
| 8 | Charles Sturt University (PDF 126 KB) | |||
| 9 | Baptist Care Australia (PDF 1144 KB) | |||
| 10 | Ms Julie Howard (PDF 73 KB) | |||
| 11 | Dr Anika Gauja (PDF 213 KB) | |||
| 12 | Professor Joo-Cheong Tham (PDF 330 KB) 12.1 Supplementary to submission 12 (PDF 63 KB) |
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| 13 | Ms Rhoda Dorrell (PDF 76 KB) | |||
| 14 | WaterAid (PDF 104 KB) | |||
| 15 | Dr Nicholas Scott (PDF 70 KB) | |||
| 16 | St Vincent de Paul Society National Council (PDF 663 KB) | |||
| 17 | Mr Siegfried Manietta (PDF 43 KB) | |||
| 18 | Ms Janet Scott (PDF 40 KB) | |||
| 19 | Mr John Gale (PDF 117 KB) | |||
| 20 | TEAR Australia (PDF 216 KB) | |||