Inquiry into whether the provisions of the Electoral Act 2002 should be amended to make better provision for misleading or deceptive electoral content Inquiry into whether the provisions of the Electoral Act 2002 should be amended to make better provision for misleading or deceptive electoral content The Committee may invite people to a public hearing, to make representations directly to the members of the Committee and to answer questions put by the Committee. This allows the Committee to follow up points of interest and concern and often lets people who have made submissions amplify points and give additional information.
Public hearings are recorded and a transcript of evidence prepared, to ensure that the Committee has an accurate record of proceedings.
Following is the program of past public hearings and the transcripts of the evidence for the inquiry into whether the provisions of the Electoral Act 2002 should be amended to make better provision for misleading or deceptive electoral content. Click on the link in the "Transcript" column to read or download evidence from public hearings.
To view or print the pdf document, you will require the Adobe Acrobat® PDF Reader, which can be downloaded free of charge from Adobe.
PUBLIC HEARING TRANSCRIPTS -
Inquiry into whether the provisions of the Electoral Act 2002 should be amended to make better provision for misleading or deceptive electoral content
| Date | Witness | Organisation | Transcript |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House, Melbourne |
Steve Tully, Victorian Electoral Commissioner Liz Williams, Deputy Victorian Electoral Commissioner Paul Thorton-Smith, Senior Information and Research Officer |
Victorian Electoral Commission | PDF, 62KB |
Professor Brian Costar Professor of Victorian State Parliamentary Democracy, Swinburne University |
Democratic Audit of Australia | PDF, 40KB | |
Stephen Newnham, State Secretary and Campaign Director
|
Australian Labor Party Victorian Branch |
PDF, 52KB | |
| Mark Polden (teleconference) | PDF, 48KB | ||
| Professor Jock Given, Professor of Media and Communications | PDF, 39KB | ||
Michael Pearce SC, President |
Liberty Victoria | PDF, 43KB | |
| Phil Cleary | PDF, 49KB | ||
| William Robert Jacomb | PDF, 49KB | ||
| Associate Professor Ken Coghill | PDF, 45KB | ||
Ann Birrell, Co-convenor |
Port Phillip Greens | PDF, 44KB | |
Howard Whitton |
ANZSOG Institute for Governance | PDF, 39KB |