Inquiry into the Administration and Management of the 2017 State General Election

Inquiry status:

Past

Date commenced:

28 Jun 2017

Tabling date:

15 Feb 2018

Deadline for submissions:

04 Aug 2017

Date Ended:

15 Feb 2018

Committee

Community Development and Justice Standing Committee (2017 - 2021)

House:

Legislative Assembly

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Submissions Guide - State General Election Inquiry.pdf

Antony Green, election analyst, hearing on 13 September 2017

Terms of Reference:

The Community Development and Justice Standing Committee will inquire into and report on the Western Australian Electoral Commission’s administration and management of the 2017 State General Election. In particular, the Committee will assess the adequacy of the Commission’s procedures in relation to:
· Ballot security, including paper ballots and electronic ballots;

· The participation of communities with traditionally low levels of enrolment or turn out, and/or high levels of informality;

· Remote polling services; and

· The operation of polling places, including early voting centres, campaign advertising and the distribution of campaign material.

In doing so, the Committee will consider the responsiveness of the Electoral Act 1907 to the electoral needs of Western Australia.

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
1	Mr Hans Bokelund (Chief Executive Officer, Goldfields Land and Sea Council) dated 20 Jul 2017
2	Ms Anne Fergusson-Stewart (State Secretary, Shooters, Fishers and Farmers) received on 1 Aug 2017
4	Ms Amanda Acutt (Advocacy and Engagement, Vision Australia) received on 4 Aug 2017
5	Ms Julie Matheson (Party Convenor, Western Australia Party) received on 4 Aug 2017
6	Mr Simon Glossop (State Director, The National Party of Australia (WA) Inc.) received on 4 Aug 2017
7	Mr David Burch received on 4 Aug 2017
8	Ms Cassandra Taylor received on 4 Aug 2017
9	Dr Chris Culnane and Dr Vanessa Teague (School of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne) received on 7 Aug 2017
10	Mr Grahame Bowland (Co-Convenor, The Greens WA) received on 7 Aug 2017
11	Mr Brian Moore received on 8 Aug 2017
12	Dr Martin Drum (Associate Professor, Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame) received on 8 Aug 2017
13	Ms Emma Bennison (Executive Officer - Blind Citizens Australia) received on 9 Aug 2017
14	Ms Helen Maddocks (Office of Multicultural Interests) received on 11 Aug 2017
15	Mr David Kerslake (Electoral Commissioner, Western Australian Electoral Commission) received on 14 Aug 2017
16	Mr Antony Green (Election Analyst) received on 13 Sep 2017
17	Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia received on 10 Oct 2017

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Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Assembly Committee Rooms, Level 2, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth

Date	Time	Venue	Organisation	Witness	Broadcast
09 Aug 2017	09:45 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room Two	Liberal Party of WA	Mr Sam Calabrese (Interim State Director)
09 Aug 2017	10:30 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room Two	WA Labor	Mr Patrick Gorman (State Secretary) and Ms Lenda Oshalem (Assistant State Secretary)
16 Aug 2017	09:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room Four	The Nationals WA & Young Nationals WA	Mr Simon Glossop (State Director), Mr James Hayward (State Party President) and Mr Lachlan Hunter (Former President)
16 Aug 2017	10:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room Four	The Greens WA	Ms Sophie Greer (State Director) and Mr Ozzie Coghlan (Scrutineering Coordinator)
21 Aug 2017	02:00 PM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room Four	Western Australian Electoral Commission	Mr Garry Waldron (State Returning Officer) and Mr Chris Avent (Deputy Electoral Commissioner)
06 Sep 2017	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room One	Pauline Hanson's One Nation	Hon. Colin Tincknell (WA Leader)
06 Sep 2017	11:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room One	Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party	Ms Anne Fergusson-Stewart (State Secretary)
13 Sep 2017	09:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room Two		Mr Antony Green (Election Analyst)	Yes
13 Sep 2017	10:30 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room Two	Edmund Rice Centre WA	Ms Christina Ward (Deputy Director)
11 Oct 2017	09:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room One	YACWA	Mr Ross Wortham (CEO),Mr Stefaan Bruce-Truglio (Policy and Advocacy Officer), Ms Sara Shengeb (Project Support Officer), Miss Tamkin Essa (Project Support Officer)
18 Oct 2017	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room Two	NSW Electoral Commission	Mr John Schmidt (Electoral Commissioner), Ms Alison Byrne (Executive Director, Funding, Disclosure and Compliance), Mr Mark Radcliffe (Director, Election Innovation) Mr Simon Kwok (Elections Management)