5 December 2017

Public hearing on AEC modernisation

The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters will hold a public hearing on Wednesday 6 December 2017 as part of its new inquiry into the Australian Electoral Commission’s Annual Report 2016-17.

The Committee’s third interim report on the conduct of the 2016 federal election, which looked at the issue of AEC modernisation, recommended that the Committee review the progress of the AEC’s modernisation program on an ongoing basis.

The Committee has adopted the following focus areas for the inquiry:

• AEC information technology systems.
• AEC temporary workforce challenges.
• Standards for Australian internet voting, electoral cyber security and physical security and voting points.
• Addressing overly prescriptive parts of the Electoral Act and resolving other technical issues.

A public hearing program and other information about the inquiry can be found on the Committee’s website at https://www.aph.gov.au/em.

Public Hearing Details:

Date: Wednesday, 6 December 2017

Time: 11:00am

Location: Room 1R2 Parliament House, Canberra

Media enquiries:

Media Contact: Amy Blom (08) 9477 5411, 0431 685 372 or amy.blom@aph.gov.au

For background:

Contact the Secretariat (02) 6277 2374 or via em@aph.gov.au.