MEDIA RELEASE
First hearing on Election inquiry
This morning the Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety will hold the first of two planned hearings for the Inquiry on the 2020 ACT Election and the Electoral Act.
Visitors are welcome to observe the proceedings, between 9am – 12.30pm, in the Prince Edward Island Room at the Legislative Assembly building on London Circuit (COVID-Safe restrictions apply).
A video recording will be available afterwards at https://aod.parliament.act.gov.au/
Appearing at today’s hearing are the following witnesses:
- ACT Electoral Commission
- ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS)
- Youth Coalition of the ACT
- Australian National University Law Reform and Social Justice Research Hub
- Canberra Alliance for Participatory Democracy (CaPAD)
- Vanessa Teague and T Wilson-Brown
Wednesday 19 May 2021
STATEMENT ENDS.
For further information please contact:
Committee Chair, Mr Jeremy Hanson MLA on (02) 6205 0135
Committee Secretary, Brianna McGill, on (02) 6207 0524 or at LACommitteeJCS@parliament.act.gov.au