This inquiry looks back at the ACT Election in 2020, and examines the legislation and policies on which territory elections are based.
| Inquiry status: Completed | Date started: 2 December 2020 | Submissions close: 30 April 2021 | Reporting date: Report released 5 August 2021 |
The committee is examining the 2020 ACT Election and the Electoral Act, as referred by the Assembly on 2 December 2020.
If you have something to say about the following topics, we would like to hear from you:
- impact of COVID-19 on the ACT election
- timeframe and accessibility of early voting
- number and location of polling places
- systems for electronic voting
- duration of campaign period
- restrictions on roadside signage
- donation rules
- voter turnout and participation in elections
- restrictions on campaigning activities outside polling places
- lowering the voting age.
Click here to read the inquiry's terms of reference.
This inquiry is now complete.
The Committee’s report was released on 5 August 2021 and is available under the “Reports” tab above.
The Government Response to the report is due on 5 December 2021 and, when published, will be available under the “Government Responses” tab above.
The Committee thanks all those who contributed to the inquiry by making a submission or participating in hearings.
For further information, please contact the Secretariat:
- By email (preferred): LACommitteeJCS@parliament.act.gov.au
- By post: Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601
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| Terms of Reference |  PDF (210.5 KB) |
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| Submission 029 - Australia Institute | PDF (600.3 KB) |
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| Submission 028 - Belco Party | PDF (494.1 KB) |
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| Submission 027 - Chris Erett | PDF (530.7 KB) |
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| Submission 026 - Erik Jochimsen | PDF (547.9 KB) |
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| Submission 025 - Mignonne Cullen | PDF (296.4 KB) |
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| Submission 024 - Canberra Progressives | PDF (324.9 KB) |
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| Submission 023 - ACT Greens | PDF (5.1 MB) |
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| Submission 022 - Liberal Democrats | PDF (3.1 MB) |
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| Submission 021a - Martin Miller - supplementary | PDF (1.1 MB) |
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| Submission 021 - Martin Miller | PDF (1.2 MB) |
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| Submission 020 - Vanessa Teague, Andrew Conway, Thomas Haines, T Wilson-Brown – supplementary | PDF (290.7 KB) |
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| Submission 019 - ACT Labor | PDF (4.9 MB) |
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| Submission 018a - Bruce Paine - supplementary | PDF (466.4 KB) |
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| Submission 018 - Bruce Paine | PDF (137.1 KB) |
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| Submission 017 - Rajeev Gore | PDF (212.1 KB) |
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| Submission 016 - Andrew Donnellan | PDF (140.4 KB) |
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| Submission 015 - Caroline Le Couteur | PDF (190.7 KB) |
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| Submission 014 - ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) | PDF (364.7 KB) |
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| Submission 013 - Australian National University Law Reform and Social Justice Research Hub | PDF (403.2 KB) |
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| Submission 012 - Youth Coalition of the ACT | PDF (1.4 MB) |
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| Submission 011 - ACT Government | PDF (835.9 KB) |
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| Submission 010 - Canberra Liberals | PDF (1.0 MB) |
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| Submission 009 - ACT Electoral Commission - supplementary | PDF (921.7 KB) |
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| Submission 008 - ACT Electoral Commission | PDF (2.4 MB) |
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| Submission 007 - John Paul Romano | PDF (598.7 KB) |
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| Submission 006 - Kerry Burton | PDF (336.7 KB) |
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| Submission 005 - Mark Fletcher | PDF (1.2 MB) |
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| Submission 004 - Canberra Alliance for Participatory Democracy (CAPaD) | PDF (644.6 KB) |
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| Submission 003 - Vanessa Teague, Andrew Conway, Thomas Haines, T Wilson-Brown | PDF (501.2 KB) |
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| Submission 002 - Malcolm Mackerras | PDF (347.7 KB) |
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| Submission 001 - Michael Beahan | PDF (399.9 KB) |
Public hearings
19 May 2021, 9:00am - 12:10pm
26 May 2021, 9:00am - 12:20pm
View Public hearings schedule and click here to read transcripts from these hearings.
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| Report 2 - Inquiry Into the 2020 ACT Election and the Electoral Act | PDF (990.3 KB) |
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| Supplementary Government Response tabled 24 March 2022 | PDF (233.5 KB) |
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| Government Responses released 14 December 2021 | PDF (1.0 MB) |
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| ACT Electoral Commission Responses dated 13 December 2021 | PDF (433.0 KB) |
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| Media Release - Second hearing on Election inquiry (25 May 2021) | PDF (179.0 KB) |
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| Media release - Report on the 2020 Election (5 August 2021) | PDF (152.7 KB) |
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| Media release - New inquiry into the ACT Election in 2020 (1 February 2021) | PDF (180.1 KB) |
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| Media release - More time to participate in 2020 Election inquiry (24 February 2021) | PDF (180.0 KB) |
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| Media Release - First hearing on Election inquiry (19 May 2021) | PDF (179.8 KB) |
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| Bruce Paine - Exhibit provided during hearing on 26 May 2021 | PDF (1.0 MB) |
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| Wilson Brown - answer to QToN | PDF (127.2 KB) |
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| Teague - answer to QToN | PDF (122.4 KB) |
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| Canberra Liberals - answer to QToN | PDF (157.7 KB) |
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| ACT Greens - answer to QToN | PDF (248.2 KB) |
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| ACT Government - answer to QToN | PDF (358.5 KB) |