Inquiry into whether the provisions of the Electoral Act 2002 should be amended to make better provision for misleading or deceptive electoral contentProgram for Public Hearings
Inquiry into whether the provisions of the Electoral Act 2002 should be amended to make better provision for misleading or deceptive electoral content
Tuesday 18 August 2009, Parliament House, Melbourne
| Time | Witness / Organisation |
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| 9.30am | Steve Tully, Victorian Electoral Commissioner Liz Williams, Deputy Victorian Electoral Commissioner Paul Thorton-Smith, Senior Information and Research Officer Victorian Electoral Commission |
| 10.15am | Professor Brian Costar Professor of Victorian State Parliamentary Democracy, Swinburne University Democratic Audit of Australia |
| 10.45am | Stephen Newnham, State Secretary and Campaign Director Australian Labor Party, Victorian Branch |
| 11.15am | Mark Polden (teleconference) |
| 11.45am | Professor Jock Given, Professor of Media and Communications |
12.15pm |
Comments from the floor
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12.45pm
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Break |
| 1.30pm | Michael Pearce SC, President Liberty Victoria |
| 2.00pm | Phil Cleary |
| 2.30pm | William Robert Jacomb |
| 3.00pm | Associate Professor Ken Coghill |
| 3.30pm | Ann Birrell, Co-convenor Port Phillip Greens |
| 4.00pm | Howard Whitton ANZSOG Institute for Governance |
| 4.30pm | Closing comments by Chair, Electoral Matters Committee |