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Electoral Management

Australia Australia

EM002

Responsibility of national EMB
Question:Does the national electoral body have the responsibility for elections at:
Answer(s): a. National level
b. Regional level
d. Other kinds of elections (church, union, etc.) Please specify.
Comments: Industrial Elections, the AEC must conduct all elections for office in registered organisations unless an exemption has been granted by the Industrial Registrar.
Source: Australian Electoral Commission homepage, (http://www.aec.gov.au/About_AEC/AEC_Services/Industrial_Elections/index.htm); Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (amended in 2019) Section 7: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00103/f85985f8-e256-4e11-ad31-884ed7f92224
Verified: 2024/09/09
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EM004

EMB budget determined by
Question:The budget of the national electoral management body is determined by:
Answer(s): d. A national government department
Comments:
Source: Portfolio Budget Statements, Department of Finance, Australian Government: https://www.finance.gov.au/publications/portfolio-budget-statements/
Verified: 2024/09/09
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EM005

EMB expenditures controlled by
Question:The expenditures of the national electoral management body are controlled by:
Answer(s): d. A national government department
Comments:
Source: Portfolio Budget Statements, Department of Finance, Australian Government: https://www.finance.gov.au/publications/portfolio-budget-statements/
Verified: 2024/09/09
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EM006

Term of EMB members
Question:The term of the members of the national electoral management body is:
Answer: b. For a specified number of years
Comments: An appointed Commissioner holds office for such period not exceeding 7 years
Source: Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (amended in 2019) Section 8: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00103/f85985f8-e256-4e11-ad31-884ed7f92224
Verified: 2024/09/09
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EM012

Electoral Management model
Question:What is the Electoral Management model?
Answer: b. Independent
Comments: The Australian Electoral Commission is an independent statutory authority.
Source: Australian Electoral Commission homepage: https://www.aec.gov.au/About_AEC/AEC_Services/ Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (amended in 2019) Section 6: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00103/f85985f8-e256-4e11-ad31-884ed7f92224
Verified: 2024/09/09
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EM013

Number of EMB members
Question:The EMB is composed of:
Answer: a. 1 - 10 members (specify)
Comments: The Commission shall consist of: a Chairperson; the Electoral Commissioner; and one other member.
Source: Australian Electoral Commission homepage: https://www.aec.gov.au/About_AEC/structure.htm Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (amended in 2019) Section 6: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00103/f85985f8-e256-4e11-ad31-884ed7f92224
Verified: 2024/09/09
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EM014

Membership based on
Question:The EMB members/commissioners are selected on the basis of their:
Answer: b. Expertise
Comments: (3) The Chairperson and the non-judicial appointee shall be appointed by the Governor-General and shall hold office on a part-time basis. (4) The person appointed as Chairperson shall be a person whose name is included in a list of the names of 3 eligible Judges submitted to the Governor-General for the purposes of this section by the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia.(5) A person shall not be appointed as the non-judicial appointee unless the person is the holder of: (a) an office of Agency Head (within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999); or (b) an office established by or under an Act and having, in the opinion of the Governor-General, a status equivalent to that of an office referred to in paragraph (a).
Source: Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (amended in 2019) Section 6 (3),(4),(5): https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00103/f85985f8-e256-4e11-ad31-884ed7f92224
Verified: 2024/09/09
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EM015


Question:The EMB members/commissioners are selected by:
Answer(s): c. Executive
f. Judiciary
Comments: The Chairperson and the non‑judicial appointee shall be appointed by the Governor‑General and shall hold office on a part‑time basis. The person appointed as Chairperson shall be a person whose name is included in a list of the names of 3 eligible Judges submitted to the Governor‑General by the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia.
Source: Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (amended in 2019) Section 6 (3),(4): https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00103/f85985f8-e256-4e11-ad31-884ed7f92224
Verified: 2024/09/09
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