Audit submissions

Recent Audit submissions to parliamentary inquiries

ACT political finance inquiry: In March 2010 the Audit’s Norm Kelly and Marian Sawer made a detailed submission (PDF) to the ACT Legislative Assembly’s inquiry into campaign finance reform, which is being conducted by the Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety.

Victorian by-election inquiry: In August 2009 the Audit made a submission to the Parliament of Victoria’s Electoral Matters Committee inquiry into the 2008 Kororoit District by-election.

Donations inquiry: Members of the Democratic Audit gave evidence to the Joint Select Committee on Electoral Matters’ inquiry into the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and Other Measures) Bill 2008 in Canberra on 22 September 2008. The committee endorsed the Bill with minor amendments.

  • Read the transcript of the Audit’s evidence here
  • JSCEM’s inquiry report is available here

Parliament of Victoria’s Electoral Matters Committee: Inquiry into Political Donations and Disclosure

  • Read the Audit’s July 2008 submission here

Citizenship: the Audit view… The Democratic Audit of Australia made a submission to the Woolcott committee reviewing the Citizenship Test. The Audit submission argues that if a test is to be retained it should be an oral one, dealing solely with the rights and responsibilities of being an Australian citizen.

Joint Select Committee on Electoral Matters Inquiry into the 2007 Federal Election

  • Read the Audit’s submission here

Federal government’s 20/20 Summit

  • Read the Audit’s submission here

NSW Parliamentary Hearing on Party Finance

  • Read about the Audit’s March 2008 submission here

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