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Appendix A – Resources

This appendix provides details of the AEC’s ½½ the Agency Resource Statement, which resources and expenses in 2010–11, as provides information about the various required by the Joint Committee of Public funding sources that the AEC was able to Accounts and Audit Requirements for annual draw on during the year (Table 39)

reports for departments, executive agencies ½½ the Expenses by Outcome table showing and FMA Act bodies, June 2011. the detail of Budget appropriations and total The tables in this appendix correspond to resourcing for Outcome 1 (Table 40). tables in the Portfolio Budget Statements for 2010–11: APPENDICES 189

Table 39 Agency Resource Statement, 2010–11 Actual Payments Balance appropriation made remaining for 2010–11 2010–11 2010–11 $’000 $’000 $’000 (a) (b) (a – b) Ordinary Annual Services1 Prior Year Departmental appropriation 16 173 15 670 503 Departmental appropriation2 182 463 179 588 2 875 Section 31 relevant agency receipts 14 437 14 437 - Total 213 073 209 695 3 378 Total ordinary annual services A 213 073 209 695

Other services3 Departmental non-operating Equity injections 2 241 586 1 655 Departmental appropriation2 5 379 3 486 1 893 Previous years’ outputs 6 953 2 619 4 334 Total 14 573 6 691 7 882 Total other services B 14 573 6 691

Total Available Annual Appropriations and payments 227 646 216 386

Special appropriations Special appropriations limited by criteria/ entitlement Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (A) 53 163 Special appropriations limited by amount Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (D) 9 000 Total special appropriations C 62 163

Special Accounts4 Opening balance - Non-appropriation receipts to Special Accounts 779 Payments made 779 Total Special Account D -

Total resourcing (A + B + C + D) 228 425 279 328 Total net resourcing for agency 228 425 279 328

1 Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2010–11 and Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2010–11. This may also include Prior Year departmental appropriation and s.31 relevant agency receipts. 2 Includes an amount of $5m in 2010–11 for the Department Capital Budget. For accounting purposes this amount has been designated as ‘contributions by owners’. 3 Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2010–11 and Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2010–11. 4 Does not include ‘Special Public Money’ held in accounts like Other Trust Monies accounts (OTM), Services for other Government and Non-agency Bodies accounts (SOG), or Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys Special accounts (SOETM). 190 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

Table 40 Expenses and resources for Outcome 1

Actual Budget1 expenses 2010–11 2010–11 Variation $’000 $’000 $’000 (a) (b) (a – b) Outcome 1: Maintain an impartial and independent electoral system for eligible voters through active electoral roll management, efficient delivery of polling services and targeted education and public awareness programs. Program 1.1: Electoral roll management Departmental expenses Ordinary Annual Services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) 54 420 24 639 29 781 Revenues from independent sources (Section 31) 11 016 11 056 (40) Special appropriations 9 000 9 000 - Expenses not requiring appropriation in the 2 280 2 379 (99) Budget year Total for Program 1.1 76 716 47 074 29 642

Program 1.2: Election management and support services Administered expenses Special Appropriations 53 163 53 163 - Departmental expenses Ordinary Annual Services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) 105 720 153 121 (47 401) Revenues from independent sources (Section 31) 2 442 4 503 (2 061) Expenses not requiring appropriation in the 3 314 3 224 90 Budget year Total for Program 1.2 164 639 214 011 (49 372) APPENDICES 191

Actual Budget1 expenses 2010–11 2010–11 Variation $’000 $’000 $’000 (a) (b) (a – b) Program 1.3: Education and communication Departmental expenses Ordinary Annual Services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) 36 397 15 587 20 810 Revenues from independent sources (Section 31) - 1 (1) Expenses not requiring appropriation in the 1 115 758 357 Budget year Total for Program 1.3 37 512 16 346 21 166

Outcome 1 totals by appropriation type Administered Expenses Special Appropriations 53 163 53 163 - Departmental expenses Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) 196 537 193 347 3 190 Revenues from independent sources (Section 31) 13 458 15 560 (2 102) Special appropriations 9 000 9 000 - Expenses not requiring appropriation in the 6 709 6 361 348 Budget year

Total expenses for Outcome 1 278 867 277 431 1 436

2009–10 2010–11 Average staffing level (number) 853 858

1 Full-year budget, including any subsequent adjustment made to the 2010–11 Budget. 192 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

Appendix B – Staffing

Table 41 and Table 42 provide details of the AEC’s staffing complement in 2010–11, including the totals for 2009–10 for comparison.

Table 41 Ongoing staff employed, including staff on higher duties arrangements, by classification, gender and location, 30 June 2010 and 30 June 2011

Female Female Male Male Location/ part time full time part time full time Total classification 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 ACT 27 27 123 116 6 4 110 113 266 260 Electoral 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Commissioner Deputy Electoral 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Commissioner SES Band 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 SES Band 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 4 8 8 Executive Level 2 2 3 12 12 0 0 18 17 32 32 Executive Level 1 9 6 33 31 0 1 35 32 77 70 APS Level 6 4 4 34 27 2 1 28 22 68 54 APS Level 5 2 3 14 9 1 0 9 15 26 27 APS Level 4 10 10 17 19 3 2 7 13 37 44 APS Level 3 0 1 7 12 0 0 6 5 13 18 APS Level 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 APS Level 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 NSW 25 27 91 90 1 3 54 51 171 171 AEO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Executive Level 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 Executive Level 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 8 6 12 10 APS Level 6 2 2 29 34 0 0 26 25 57 61 APS Level 5 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 2 6 3 APS Level 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 3 3 APS Level 3 4 3 35 37 0 0 11 11 50 51 APS Level 2 19 22 17 11 1 3 3 4 40 40 APPENDICES 193

Female Female Male Male Location/ part time full time part time full time Total classification 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 Vic. 23 24 67 65 2 2 43 40 135 131 AEO 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Executive Level 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 Executive Level 1 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 4 10 9 APS Level 6 1 1 15 17 0 1 25 24 41 43 APS Level 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 3 5 5 APS Level 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 APS Level 3 6 4 29 26 0 0 5 4 40 34 APS Level 2 16 19 14 11 1 1 3 4 34 35 Qld 21 21 56 56 2 0 33 31 112 108 AEO 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Executive Level 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Executive Level 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 3 APS Level 6 0 0 17 22 0 0 18 16 35 38 APS Level 5 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 3 APS Level 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 APS Level 3 1 2 22 20 1 0 9 9 33 31 APS Level 2 20 19 11 9 1 0 1 0 33 28 WA 12 16 28 26 1 0 21 18 62 60 AEO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Executive Level 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Executive Level 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 2 APS Level 6 0 0 6 6 0 0 10 10 16 16 APS Level 5 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 6 2 APS Level 4 1 1 3 4 0 0 3 2 7 7 APS Level 3 2 2 14 12 0 0 1 1 17 15 APS Level 2 8 13 2 3 1 0 0 0 11 16 194 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

Female Female Male Male Location/ part time full time part time full time Total classification 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 SA 5 9 25 21 0 1 15 12 45 43 AEO 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 Executive Level 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Executive Level 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 APS Level 6 0 0 6 5 0 0 8 8 14 13 APS Level 5 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 APS Level 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 APS Level 3 0 2 9 5 0 0 4 3 13 10 APS Level 2 5 6 6 3 0 0 0 0 11 9 Tas. 1 5 12 10 1 1 8 8 22 24 AEO 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Executive Level 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 APS Level 6 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 5 5 APS Level 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 4 4 APS Level 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 APS Level 3 1 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 6 6 APS Level 2 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 NT 0 0 4 3 0 0 7 3 11 6 AEO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Executive Level 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 APS Level 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 APS Level 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 4 3 APS Level 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 APS Level 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 AEC total 114 129 406 387 13 11 291 276 824 803

AEO = Australian Electoral Officer, APS = Australian Public Service, SES = Senior Executive Service. Notes: Figures include all staff employed at 30 June 2011 under the Public Service Act 1999 and Australian Electoral Officers employed under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. This information is included in the wages and salaries reported in the financial statements. numbers include staff from Australian Capital Territory divisions. Source: PayGlobal HR System. APPENDICES 195

Table 42 Non-ongoing staff employed, including staff on higher duties arrangements, by classification, gender and location, 30 June 2010 and 30 June 2011

Female Female Male Male Location/ part time full time part time full time Total classification 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 ACT 7 7 10 11 3 4 11 10 31 32 Executive Level 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 Executive Level 1 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 1 4 7 APS Level 6 1 0 1 2 1 1 3 0 6 3 APS Level 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 4 APS Level 4 2 4 3 0 2 2 3 2 10 8 APS Level 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 APS Level 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 APS Level 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 Special Advisor 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 NSW 9 6 6 5 4 1 2 2 21 14 Executive Level 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 APS Level 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 APS Level 5 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 5 4 APS Level 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 APS Level 2 8 6 1 2 1 0 1 0 11 8 Vic. 20 29 3 5 2 3 3 2 28 39 APS Level 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 APS Level 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 APS Level 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 APS Level 3 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 0 5 7 APS Level 2 19 27 1 1 1 0 0 1 21 29 Qld 2 2 4 3 1 0 4 2 11 7 Executive Level 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 APS Level 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 APS Level 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 3 APS Level 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 APS Level 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 APS Level 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 196 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

Female Female Male Male Location/ part time full time part time full time Total classification 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 09–10 10–11 WA 4 4 3 3 0 0 3 3 10 10 APS Level 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 APS Level 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 APS Level 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 APS Level 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 APS Level 2 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 5 SA 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 4 5 APS Level 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 APS Level 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 APS Level 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 APS Level 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 APS Level 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 NT 1 0 3 4 0 0 1 2 5 6 APS Level 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 APS Level 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 APS Level 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 APS Level 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 AEC total 44 48 30 34 11 9 25 22 110 113

APS = Australian Public Service, SES = Senior Executive Service. Note: Figures include all staff employed at 30 June 2011 under the Public Service Act 1999 and Australian Electoral Officers and the Special Advisor employed under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. This information is included in the wages and salaries reported in the financial statements. had no non-ongoing staff on 30 June 2011. Source: PayGlobal HR system. APPENDICES 197

Appendix C – Occupational health and safety

The AEC provides an annual report on As an outcome of an intergovernmental its occupational health and safety (OHS) agreement for regulatory reform, made in performance in accordance with s.74 of the 2008, Australian governments have begun Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991. to enact legislation to implement a new national framework for workplace health and safety through the harmonisation of legal Executive commitment and requirements between jurisdictions. The AEC has reviewed its HSMAs and where possible oversight updated them to reflect the introduction of the new framework, which is planned to take effect The AEC focuses on innovation and continuous on 1 January 2012. improvement, not only in delivering its core business but also in ensuring the health and In line with the HSMAs, the AEC maintains wellbeing of its staff. The AEC recognises that a health and safety committee structure workplace health and safety are crucial, and comprising the National Health and Safety is committed to providing a safe workplace for Committee and local health and safety all employees. committees in the National Office and each state or territory office. The committees The People Services Branch in the National encourage consultation on employee health, Office works with state managers and branch safety and welfare at work. heads by providing Balanced Scorecard report data on injury and illness costs and trends at the national level, and information relating to early intervention assistance and support for Initiatives their staff. Organisational OHS performance indicators are also provided to National Health In 2010–11, the AEC renewed its contract for and Safety Committee members to inform Employee Assistance Program services with IPS national injury prevention strategies. Worldwide for a term of three years. Program usage data and feedback from staff indicated that the service was underutilised by the AEC. A marketing strategy is being developed to Health and safety management encourage the use of the program by AEC arrangements employees and their family members. Health and Safety Management Arrangements In December 2010, research was undertaken (HSMAs) were developed and implemented to understand the role of the mental health of for the AEC in March 2008. The HSMAs set staff in the AEC’s future success. The research out AEC policy and structures for promoting, will be incorporated into the development of the maintaining and ensuring the health, safety AEC’s health and safety wellbeing framework and welfare at work of employees, and the and a revised action plan for 2011–14. The responsibilities of the parties involved. plan will also address the requirements of the 198 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

new national legal framework for work health ½½ a proactive approach to the management of and safety. unscheduled leave.

The Health, Safety and Wellbeing Team In particular, the Health, Safety and Wellbeing continued to cultivate and improve its working Team supported the divisional network in the relationships with key stakeholders, such prevention of work-related illness and injuries as the National Property Team. Examples of related to election activities, before, during successful collaboration between the two and after the 2010 federal election. The key teams in 2010–11 include: features of this approach included:

½½ An expert ergonomic assessment, initiated ½½ increased awareness among managers at all by the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Team, levels of their roles and responsibilities in the recommended new chairs for supply to AEC effective management of staff,

employees in all new fit-outs. The National ½½ ongoing advice and support for all staff, to Property Team agreed to the purchase of assist them to effectively manage their own the chairs, which are fully adjustable and health, safety and wellbeing, will suit the requirements of most AEC ½½ the purchase of specialised equipment for staff members. injury prevention, ½½ In preparation for the next federal election, ½½ an agency-wide communication strategy, and the two teams worked together to investigate the purchase of necessary personal ½½ increased support for existing case protective equipment and explored the health management clients. and safety requirements for the National In anticipation of the expected work pressures Tally Room. associated with the election period, the AEC ½½ Regular meetings were held to discuss issues developed a range of strategies to promote raised by staff members that were property preventive measures throughout that busy related but also impacted on employees period. Communication strategies encouraged from a health and safety perspective. The employees to take care of themselves and their meetings also provided opportunities for the colleagues, while the Employee Assistance teams to plan for future property activities, Program was advertised as a source of support. ensuring that they would comply with OHS obligations, and for the implementation of During the 2010 federal election period, the early intervention strategies. Rehabilitation Case Manager handled 58 compensable claims, non-compensable cases and early intervention programs. This compares with a total of 42 cases for the 2007 federal Outcomes election period. The increase was mostly in non- Throughout 2010–11, the AEC continued to compensation cases, which rose from zero new invest in an injury prevention approach to cases in 2007 to 11 new cases in 2010. This maintain the health and wellbeing of its staff, is a reflection of the AEC’s commitment to early including: intervention and reporting of non-compensation matters to ensure that employees receive early ½½ annual influenza vaccinations, support to minimise absences and have the ½½ workstation assessments for new staff and necessary adjustments within the workplace. those with reported health concerns,

½½ investigation of accidents, incidents and near misses in the workplace,

½½ immediate intervention to prevent pain, discomfort or long-term illness, and APPENDICES 199

Figure 18 shows the total number of new Figure 19 compares the incidents that occurred claims managed by the AEC during the 2007 during the 2007 and 2010 federal elections, by and 2010 federal elections, along with a number and type. breakdown of the number of compensation claims, non-compensation cases and early A post-election examination of outcomes from intervention support. the two elections concluded that in 2010, compared to 2007:

Given that the AEC provides almost 8 000 ½½ the total number of OHS incidents was 33 per polling places for a federal election, it is cent higher predictable that some incidents and injuries ½½ a greater proportion of incidents resulted will occur at polling places. Examining incident from manual handling tasks. reports and identifying trends will assist the AEC to reduce such occurrences in future by These factors will be considered as part of the conducting risk assessments and implementing OHS election preparedness strategy for the next mitigation strategies before the election event. election and as part of the broader program of work for health, safety and wellbeing. Data from the 2010 federal election shows a high number of incidents and injuries The Health, Safety and Wellbeing Team is associated with slips, trips and falls (32 per currently analysing the key trends in incident cent of all incidents) and muscular stress (21 reports from the 2010 federal election and per cent of all incidents). Incidents in which the addressing issues to ensure that risks are mechanisms were unspecified included minor reduced in future election events. cuts; injury resulting from inappropriate use of furniture; and two incidents of fainting.

Figure 18 Rehabilitation case management services for federal elections, 2007 and 2010

14 Compensation claims 11

0 Non-compensation claims 11

14 Early intervention support 7

28 Total 29

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

2007 2010 200 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

Incidents were not election related, 25, represents a significant decrease (55.6 per cent) from the As shown in Table 43, the number of incidents previous annual total for reported incidents and accidents, as well as the number of and accidents. dangerous occurrences, was higher in 2010–11 than in 2009–10. In addition, as Table 43 shows, both the total number of reported incidents and accidents This was due to the 2010 federal election and the number of dangerous occurrences that event. It is generally recognised that the took place in 2010–11 were significantly lower numbers of incidents, accidents and dangerous (38.6 per cent and 45.2 per cent, respectively) occurrences increase during election years, due than corresponding results for 2007–08, to a substantial increase in AEC staff numbers the previous year in which a federal election employed for the election period. Of the 86 was conducted. reported incidents and accidents in 2010–11, 61 (70.9 per cent) were election related.

The number of reported incidents and accidents during the last financial year that

Figure 19 Occupational health and safety incidents for federal elections, 2007 and 2010

4 Hit by falling or moving object 4 0 Hitting stationary object 3 2 Motor vehicle accident 6 3 Muscular stress 13 3 Repetitive movement 3 21 Slips, trips and falls 20 13 Unspecified mechanism 11 0 Work pressure 1 0 5 10 15 20 25

2007 (Total 46) 2010 (Total 61)

Table 43 Accident and incident reports, 2007–08 to 2010–11

2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 Incidents and accidents reported 140 45 46 86 Dangerous occurrences 126 39 10 69 APPENDICES 201

Investigations Claims management During 2010–11, no Comcare OHS The Employee Services Section manages investigations were undertaken at the AEC compensation and non-compensable claims. and no provisional improvement notices, improvement notices or prohibition notices External providers support the AEC with were issued. rehabilitation and case management services. In 2010–11, the AEC managed 45 compensation claims, of which 27 were new Workers compensation claims. This was an increase compared to premiums the number of claims managed in 2009–10, as shown in Table 45. Of the total number The AEC’s workers compensation premium and of compensation claims, the highest levels regulatory contribution for 2011–12 under the of lost time were associated with mental Comcare scheme increased for the 2011–12 stress claims. payroll. This difference reflects the number, In 2010–11, the AEC managed 42 duration and cost of claims made by employees non‑compensable cases, including fitness of the AEC. for continued duty assessments, invalidity The AEC’s actual and estimated Comcare retirement, and rehabilitation and counselling premiums for the four financial years to support. This number was higher than in 2010–11 are shown in Table 44. 2009–10, when 37 non-compensable cases were managed by the AEC. The Comcare premium for 2011–12 is estimated to be $688 706. This represents The AEC has placed a specific focus on early an increase in the premium rate from 0.53 per intervention processes. Early contact is made cent of payroll in 2010–11 to 1.28 per cent of with the injured employee immediately after the payroll in 2011–12. Health, Safety and Wellbeing Team is notified of any incident or accident. Prompt assistance is offered to support the employee’s return to work, including access to the Employee Assistance Program and any reasonable adjustments required in the workplace to meet individual needs.

Table 44 Comcare premiums, 2007–08 to 2010–11

2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 (actual) (actual) (actual) (estimated) Annual premium ($) 1 001 648 360 260 597 564 688 706

Table 45 New Comcare claims, 2007–08 to 2010–11

2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 New claims 28 9 12 27 202 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

Appendix D – Freedom of information

This statement is published to meet the Decision-making powers requirements of s.8 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) as it applied Authorised AEC officers may exercise decision- to the AEC’s operations from 1 July 2010 to making powers under the following Acts:

30 April 2011. ½½ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 The Information Publication Scheme (IPS) was ½½ Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 established in 2010–11 as part of major reform ½½ Financial Management and Accountability of freedom of information legislation. Since Act 1997 1 May 2011, agencies subject to the FOI Act ½½ Freedom of Information Act 1982 have been required to publish information to the public as part of the IPS. This requirement ½½ Privacy Act 1988 is in Part II of the FOI Act and has replaced the ½½ Public Service Act 1999 former requirement to publish a s.8 statement ½½ Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 in an annual report. An agency plan showing ½½ Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act what information is published in accordance 2009 with the IPS requirements is accessible from the AEC website. ½½ Fair Work Act 2009.

Organisation and functions Categories of documents open to the public The AEC is part of the Finance and Deregulation portfolio. Information about the portfolio can Many documents held by the AEC are available be found on the Department of Finance and free of charge to members of the public. They Deregulation’s website (www.finance.gov.au). can be obtained through the AEC’s website or by telephoning 13 23 26 (see Appendix J for a Information about the AEC’s organisational list of publications). In addition, the AEC places structure can be found in the ‘Overview’ an indexed list of file titles on its website every section of this report and on the AEC’s website six months. (www.aec.gov.au). Table 46 describes the AEC documents that are The ‘Overview’ section of this report and s.7 of available free of charge for public inspection. the Electoral Act describe the AEC’s functions and the legislative framework under which it operates. APPENDICES 203

Table 46 Documents available for public inspection

Document Description Location Applications for party registration May include name, address, Applications are available for political affiliation, telephone public inspection at the AEC’s number and signature. National Office. Electoral nomination forms May include name, address, Nominations are available for occupation, date of birth, public inspection in the relevant signature, citizenship, political divisional offices in relation affiliation and contact details to House of Representatives for candidates nominating for elections and at the relevant election. state offices in relation to Senate elections. Electoral roll Contains electors’ names, The roll in electronic format is addresses and electorate available for public inspection on information. computer facilities provided at the AEC’s divisional, state, territory and national offices. A facility enabling electors to verify their enrolment details is available on the AEC website (www.aec.gov.au). Financial disclosure returns Returns of financial transactions Returns are available for public submitted by candidates, political inspection on the AEC website. parties and others; may include name, address, business dealings and political dealings. Postal vote applications May include name, address, date Applications are available for of birth, signature and witness public inspection at the relevant details. divisional offices for a limited period after an election. Redistributions suggestions, Public suggestions, objections and These documents are available objections and comments comments submitted during the for public inspection at the AEC’s course of redistribution of federal national office, state and territory electoral boundaries under the offices and relevant divisional Electoral Act; may include name, offices, and on the AEC website. address and opinion. Register of general postal voters Contains name and address Registers are available for information for general postal public inspection at the relevant voters for each electoral process. divisional offices. Register of political parties Lists all political parties registered The register is available for public under the Commonwealth inspection at the AEC’s national Electoral Act 1918; may include office and state and territory names, addresses and political offices and on the AEC website. affiliations of registered officers and deputy registered officers. 204 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

Arrangements for public in newspapers and the Commonwealth of Gazette. The notices state the address involvement and deadline for lodging objections.

Members of the public are invited to make their The AEC will consider any objection made views on current policies and procedures of the within one month of the announcement, if the AEC known to the Electoral Commissioner by objection: writing to: ½½ is submitted in writing, is signed by the The Electoral Commissioner objector and specifies a street address for Australian Electoral Commission the objector, and

PO Box 6172 ½½ states the grounds for the objector’s belief Kingston ACT 2604 that the application for party registration should be refused. Redistributions In accordance with Part IV of the Electoral Act, a Procedures for accessing number of stages during a redistribution require documents under the FOI Act public notification and consultation. Under Part III of the FOI Act, members of the At the commencement of a redistribution public may apply to access AEC documents that process, the Electoral Commissioner invites are not otherwise generally available. suggestions and comments from the public through notices in newspapers and the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. The Applications notices state the addresses and deadlines for making suggestions and comments. An application for access to documents of Subsequently, notification of a redistribution the AEC that are not generally available to the proposal is published in newspapers and public must be made in accordance with s.15 the gazette, including an invitation to lodge of the FOI Act. The application must be made objections to the proposal and comments on in writing, and provide such information as is objections. reasonably necessary to identify the document.

The Act provides for further public consultation The AEC’s Freedom of Information Officer will in specified circumstances, and requires formal help applicants to ensure that their applications notification of subsequent steps in the process. comply with s.15 of the FOI Act. Information on redistributions is also available on the AEC’s website. Initial contact point Party registration Applications for access under the FOI Act to documents held by the AEC should be sent to: Under s.132 of the Electoral Act, any person may object to the registration of a political party The Freedom of Information Officer because the party is not eligible for registration, Australian Electoral Commission the technical requirements for an application PO Box 6172 have not been met, or the party name must Kingston ACT 2604 be refused. Telephone: 02 6271 4511 Facsimile: 02 6271 4457 When a political party applies for registration, the AEC publishes notice of the application APPENDICES 205

Fees and charges financial hardship to the applicant. An applicant seeking such a remission should forward The application fee was $30; however, as a supporting evidence with their application. result of amendments made to the FOI Act by the Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010, the fee was abolished on Internal review 1 November 2010. An applicant who is dissatisfied with a decision Processing charges may apply for time spent in made under the FOI Act may apply for an searching for and retrieving documents, and for internal review. Requests for internal review are time spent in deciding whether to grant, refuse usually subject to statutory timeframes and a or defer access to a document, or to grant $40 application fee (payment must accompany access to a copy of a document by means of the request). Amendments to the FOI Act deletions, photocopying and dispatch. by the Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010 abolished the internal review The AEC’s policy on imposing fees and charges application fees on 1 November 2010, and under the Freedom of Information (Fees and permits other means of review. Charges) Regulations is that, where applicable, fees should be collected and charges should be imposed for processing FOI Act requests. Freedom of information The AEC’s policy is not to apply an application statistics fee if the FOI request relates only to the applicant’s personal information. However, the Table 47 gives statistics on FOI requests for AEC may remit, reduce or not impose fees or 2010–11 and the preceding two years. charges in certain circumstances; for example, if it is in the public interest to disclose the Table 48 gives statistics on resolution methods document or if imposing a fee would cause in 2010–11 and the preceding two years.

Table 47 FOI requests, 2008–09 to 2010–11

Request status 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 On hand at 1 July 0 1 1 Received during period 11 5 7 On hand at 30 June 1 1 0

Table 48 Resolution of FOI requests, 2008–09 to 2010–11

Method of resolution 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 Request withdrawn 0 2 0 Access granted in full 6 0 4 Access granted in part 2 0 1 Access refused in full 2 3 3 Request transferred 0 0 0 206 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

Appendix E – Advertising and market research

Under s.311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Table 49 gives particulars of payments of Act 1918, the AEC must report annually $11 200 or more, GST inclusive, that the AEC on its use of advertising agencies, market made to such agencies in 2010–11. research organisations, polling organisations, direct mail organisations and media During 2010–11, no advertising campaigns advertising organisations. were undertaken.

Table 49 Payments, $11 200 or more (GST inclusive), on advertising and market research, 2010–11

Agency type Agency name Details Amount ($) Advertising agency BMF Advertising To assist planning of advertising 854 631 for the 2010 federal election Market research Ipsos-Eureka To provide qualitative and 500 247 organisation quantitative market research services Media advertising Adcorp To provide media placement on 1 433 071 organisation non-campaign advertising Universal McCann To provide media placement on 8 893 960 campaign advertising

GST = goods and services tax. Note: No payments of $11 200 or more were made to polling organisations or direct mail organisations. APPENDICES 207

Appendix F – Provision of electoral roll information

In accordance with s.17(1A) of the to ‘any person or organisation that conducts Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, the AEC is medical research or provides a health screening required to report on the particulars of specified program’. Use of electoral roll information given people and organisations that receive electoral under this item is limited by s.91A(2A)(c) of roll information under the Act. the Act and the permitted purposes listed in Regulation 9 of the Electoral and Referendum Regulations 1940.

Provision of electoral roll During 2010–11, the AEC provided information information to medical from the Commonwealth electoral roll to researchers medical researchers and those conducting health-screening surveys as shown in Table 50. Item 2 of s.90B(4) of the Electoral Act states that electoral roll information may be given

Table 50 Provision of information to medical researchers and those conducting health-screening surveys, 2010–11

Institution/contact Data provided Mr Philip Batterham 52 000 randomly selected electors, aged 18–30 Australian National University years, being 23 000 electors from the Division of North Sydney and 29 000 electors from the Division of Reid in New South Wales. Ms Uwana Evers 9 000 randomly selected electors, aged 55–85+ Centre of Health Initiatives years, from the divisions of Cunningham, Farrer, Hunter, Newcastle, Riverina and Throsby in New University of South Wales, being 1 500 electors per division. Ms Nicole Freene All electors aged 50–65 years from the Division of University of Canberra Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. Dr Deborah Loxton All female electors nationally in the age ranges of Women’s Health Australia 30–39, 57–66 and 82–91 years. University of Newcastle Dr Rachel Neale 12 600 randomly selected electors aged 60–84 Queensland Institute of Medical Research years, in five-year age ranges, from all divisions in Queensland (excluding the Division of Dickson), all Royal Brisbane Hospital divisions in New South Wales (excluding the divisions of Blaxland, Eden-Monaro and Farrer), all divisions in Victoria (excluding the divisions of Gippsland, Indi and Mallee) and all divisions in Tasmania (excluding the Division of Franklin). 208 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

Institution/contact Data provided Dr Catherine Olsen 100 004 randomly selected electors aged 40–69 Queensland Institute of Medical Research years, in five-year age ranges, across all Queensland divisions. Royal Brisbane Hospital Assistant Professor Jon Pfaff 60 000 randomly selected electors, aged 50–100+ WA Centre for Health and Ageing years, from the divisions of Cowan, Curtin, Fremantle, Moore, Perth, Stirling, Swan and Tangney in Western University of Australia. Ms Sinead Quinn 1 500 male and 1 500 female randomly selected CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences electors, aged over 18 years, across all divisions. Professor Shilu Tong 6 000 randomly selected electors aged 18–100+ Queensland University of Technology years, in 10-year age ranges, from the divisions of Blair, Bonner, Brisbane, Griffith, Groom, Lilley, Petrie, Moreton, Oxley, Rankin and Wright in Queensland.

Table 51 Provision of information to Schedule 1 agencies and authorities, 2010–11

Institution Date provided August November February May 2010 2010 2011 2011 Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity ✓ ✓ ✓ Australian Communications and Media Authority ✓ ✓ ✓ Australian Crime Commission ✓ Australian Customs and Border Protection Service ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Australian Federal Police ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Australian Securities and Investments Commission ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Australian Security Intelligence Organisation ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Australian Taxation Office ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Centrelink ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions ✓ ComSuper ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Department Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – ✓ ✓ Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service Department of Education, Employment and Workplace ✓ ✓ ✓ Relations Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Australian ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Passport Office Department of Veterans’ Affairs ✓ Insolvency and Trustee Service, Australia ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ APPENDICES 209

Provision of electoral roll Provision of electoral roll information to Schedule 1 information to Regulation 7 agencies and authorities persons and organisations Item 4 of s.90B(4) of the Electoral Act states Items 5 to 7 of s.90B(4) of the Electoral that electoral roll information may be given to ‘a Act state that electoral roll information prescribed authority’. The prescribed authorities may be given to a prescribed person or are listed in Schedule 1 to the Electoral and organisation that:

Referendum Regulations 1940, and the use ½½ verifies, or contributes to the verification of, of electoral roll information is limited to the the identity of persons for the purposes of permitted purposes listed in that schedule. the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 The AEC grants access to electoral roll ½½ is a reporting entity or an agent of a information to Schedule 1 agencies and reporting entity and carries out applicable authorities after they provide the AEC with customer identification procedures under the justification for access in terms of their Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism statutory functions and Information Privacy Financing Act 2006 Principle 11 (IPP 11) of the Privacy Act 1988. or IPP 11 permits the disclosure of personal information for enforcement of the criminal law ½½ provides information for the purposes of or of a law imposing a pecuniary penalty or for facilitating the carrying out of applicable the protection of public revenue. customer identification under the Anti- Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism During 2010–11, the AEC provided information Financing Act 2006, under an arrangement from the Commonwealth electoral roll to with a reporting entity or an agent of a Schedule 1 agencies and authorities as shown reporting entity. in Table 51. The prescribed persons and organisations are set out in Regulation 7 of the Electoral and Referendum Regulations 1940. Use of electoral roll information given to these persons and organisations is limited to the permitted purposes in s.91A of the Electoral Act.

Table 52 Provision of information to Regulation 7 persons and organisations, 2010–11

Institution Date provided August November February May 2010 2010 2011 2011 ACXIOM Australia Pty Ltd ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Betfair Pty Ltd ✓ ✓ ✓ FCS OnLine ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ The Global Data Company Pty Ltd ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VEDA Advantage Information Services and ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Solutions Ltd 210 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

During 2010–11, the AEC provided information Provision of electoral roll from the Commonwealth electoral roll to Regulation 7 persons and organisations as information to members shown in Table 52. of parliament, senators and federally registered political parties In accordance with s.90B(1) of the Electoral Act, the AEC supplied electronic electoral roll information to members of parliament, senators and federally registered political parties during 2010–11, as shown in Table 53 and Table 54.

Electoral roll information is supplied to each recipient for each month in the period specified below.

Table 53 Provision of information to members of parliament and senators, July 2010–June 2011

Recipient Position Roll data provided Date provided The Hon Kate Ellis MP Member for Adelaide Adelaide November 2010–June 2011 Mr Daryl Melham MP Member for Banks Banks October 2010–June 2011 The Hon Robert McClelland MP Member for Barton Barton October 2010–June 2011 Mr Geoff Lyons MP Member for Bass Bass November 2010–June 2011 The Hon Martin Ferguson AM, MP Member for Batman Batman October 2010–June 2011 Mr Steve Gibbons MP Member for Bendigo Bendigo October 2010–June 2011 Wannon January 2011–June 2011

Mr John Alexander OAM, MP Member for Bennelong October 2010–June 2011 Bennelong The Hon Jason Clare MP Member for Blaxland Blaxland October 2010–June 2011 Mr Ross Vasta MP Member for Bonner Bonner November 2010–June 2011 Mr Sid Sidebottom MP Member for Braddon Braddon October 2010–June 2011 Mr Paul Fletcher MP Member for Bradfield Bradfield April 2011–June 2011 The Hon Gary Gray AO, MP Member for Brand Brand October 2010–June 2011 The Hon Teresa Gambaro MP Member for Brisbane Brisbane October 2010–June 2011 The Hon Alan Griffin MP Member for Bruce Bruce October 2010–June 2011 Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP Member for Calwell Calwell October 2010–June 2011 McEwen January 2011–June 2011

Mr Ed Husic MP Member for Chifley Chifley October 2010–June 2011 Ms Anna Burke MP Member for Chisholm Chisholm October 2010–June 2011 APPENDICES 211

Recipient Position Roll data provided Date provided Ms Anna Burke MP Member for Chisholm Bruce and January 2011–June 2011 Kooyong Mr Darren Cheeseman MP Member for Corangamite October 2010–June 2011 Corangamite Corio January 2011–February 2011 The Hon Richard Marles MP Member for Corio Corio October 2010–June 2011 Mr Luke Hartsuyker MP Member for Cowper Cowper October 2010–June 2011 The Hon Julie Bishop MP Member for Curtin Curtin October 2010–June 2011 Mr George Christensen MP Member for Dawson Dawson October 2010–June 2011 Mr Mike Symon MP Member for Deakin Deakin October 2010–June 2011 Chisholm January 2011–June 2011

Mr Andrew Wilkie MP Member for Denison Denison October 2010–June 2011 Mr Craig Thomson MP Member for Dobell Dobell October 2010–June 2011 The Hon Dr Mike Kelly AM, MP Member for Eden- Eden-Monaro October 2010–June 2011 Monaro The Hon Greg Hunt MP Member for Flinders Flinders October 2010–June 2011 Dunkley January 2011–February 2011 Mr Chris Hayes MP Member for Fowler Fowler October 2010–January 2011 The Hon Julie Collins MP Member for Franklin Franklin October 2010–June 2011 Dr Andrew Leigh MP Member for Fraser Fraser October 2010–June 2011 Ms Melissa Parke MP Member for Fremantle Fremantle November 2010–June 2011 The Hon Nicola Roxon MP Member for Gellibrand Gellibrand October 2010–June 2011 Lalor and January 2011–June 2011 Maribyrnong

Mrs Joanna Gash MP Member for Gilmore Gilmore October 2010–November 2010 The Hon Andrew Robb AO, MP Member for Goldstein Goldstein October 2010–June 2011 Higgins January 2011–February 2011 The Hon Anthony Albanese MP Member for Grayndler Grayndler October 2010–June 2011 Ms Michelle Rowland MP Member for Greenway Greenway October 2010–June 2011 The Hon Kevin Rudd MP Member for Griffith Griffith October 2010–June 2011 The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP Member for Groom Groom October 2010–June 2011 Mr Ken Wyatt AM, MP Member for Hasluck Hasluck October 2010–June 2011 Mr Steve Georganas MP Member for Hindmarsh October 2010–June 2011 Hindmarsh 212 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

Recipient Position Roll data provided Date provided The Hon Anthony Byrne MP Member for Holt Holt October 2010–June 2011 La Trobe January 2011– February 2011 The Hon Simon Crean MP Member for Hotham Hotham October 2010–June 2011 Higgins January 2011– February 2011 Mr Craig Kelly MP Member for Hughes Hughes October 2010–June 2011 The Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP Member for Hunter Hunter November 2010–June 2011 The Hon Mark Dreyfus QC, MP Member for Isaacs Isaacs October 2010–June 2011 Dunkley and January 2011–June 2011 Hotham The Hon Jenny Macklin MP Member for Jagajaga Jagajaga October 2010–June 2011 The Hon Bob Katter MP Member for Kennedy Kennedy October 2010–June 2011 The Hon Peter Garrett AM, MP Member for Kingsford Kingsford Smith October 2010–June 2011 Smith Ms Amanda Rishworth MP Member for Kingston Kingston October 2010–June 2011 Mr Josh Frydenberg MP Member for Kooyong Kooyong October 2010– June 2011 Higgins January 2011– February 2011 Ms Laura Smyth MP Member for La Trobe La Trobe October 2010–June 2011 Aston and January 2011–June 2011 McMillan The Hon Julia Gillard MP Member for Lalor Lalor October 2010–June 2011 Gellibrand and January 2011– Gorton February 2011 The Hon Warren Entsch MP Member for Leichhardt October 2010–June 2011 Leichhardt The Hon Wayne Swan MP Member for Lilley Lilley October 2010–June 2011 The Hon David Bradbury MP Member for Lindsay Lindsay October 2010–June 2011 The Hon Warren Snowdon MP Member for Lingiari Lingiari October 2010–June 2011 Mr Wyatt Roy MP Member for Longman Longman October 2010–June 2011 Mr Robert Oakeshott MP Member for Lyne Lyne October 2010–June 2011 Mr Russell Matheson MP Member for Macarthur October 2010–June 2011 Macarthur Mrs Louise Markus MP Member for Macquarie October 2010–June 2011 Macquarie Mr Tony Zappia MP Member for Makin Makin October 2010–June 2011 Mr John Forrest MP Member for Mallee Mallee October 2010–June 2011 APPENDICES 213

Recipient Position Roll data provided Date provided The Hon Bill Shorten MP Member for Maribyrnong October 2010–June 2011 Maribyrnong Calwell and January 2011–June 2011 Gellibrand Mr Jamie Briggs MP Member for Mayo Mayo October 2010–June 2011 Mr Rob Mitchell MP Member for McEwen McEwen October 2010–June 2011 Bendigo, Casey, January 2011–June 2011 Indi, Jagajaga and Scullin The Hon Chris Bowen MP Member for McMahon McMahon October 2010–June 2011 Mr MP Member for Melbourne October 2010–June 2011 Melbourne Batman and Wills January 2011–June 2011

Mr Michael Danby MP Member for Melbourne Ports October 2010–June 2011 Melbourne Ports Goldstein January 2011–June 2011

The Hon Kevin Andrews MP Member for Menzies Menzies February 2011–June 2011 Mr Alex Hawke MP Member for Mitchell Mitchell October 2010–June 2011 Mr Graham Perrett MP Member for Moreton Moreton Dec 2010–March 2011 Mr Tony Windsor MP Member for New New England October 2010–June 2011 England Ms Sharon Grierson MP Member for Newcastle October 2010–June 2011 Newcastle Mr Tony Crook MP Member for O’Connor O’Connor June 2011 Mr Bernie Ripoll MP Member for Oxley Oxley March 2011–June 2011 Ms MP Member for Page Page October 2010–June 2011 Ms Julie Owens MP Member for Parramatta October 2010–June 2011 Parramatta The Hon Bob Baldwin MP Member for Paterson Paterson March 2011–June 2011 The Hon Stephen Smith MP Member for Perth Perth October 2010–June 2011 Mrs Yvette D’Ath MP Member for Petrie Petrie October 2010–June 2011 The Hon Mark Butler MP Member for Port Port Adelaide October 2010–June 2011 Adelaide The Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP Member for Rankin Rankin October 2010–June 2011 The Hon John Murphy MP Member for Reid Reid October 2010–Dec 2010 The Hon Justine Elliot MP Member for Richmond Richmond November 2010–June 2011 Ms Deb O’Neill MP Member for Robertson October 2010–June 2011 Robertson Mrs Jane Prentice MP Member for Ryan Ryan October 2010–June 2011 214 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

Recipient Position Roll data provided Date provided Mr Harry Jenkins MP Member for Scullin Scullin October 2010–June 2011 Batman and January 2011– Jagajaga February 2011 Ms Jill Hall MP Member for Shortland Shortland October 2010–June 2011 The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP Member for Sydney Sydney October 2010–June 2011 Dr Dennis Jensen MP Member for Tangney Tangney October 2010–June 2011 Mr Stephen Jones MP Member for Throsby Throsby October 2010–June 2011 Mr Nick Champion MP Member for Wakefield Wakefield October 2010–June 2011 The Hon Tony Burke MP Member for Watson Watson October 2010–June 2011 The Hon MP Member for Wentworth October 2010–June 2011 Wentworth Mr Laurie Ferguson MP Member for Werriwa Werriwa October 2010–June 2011 The Hon Warren Truss MP Member for Wide Bay Wide Bay October 2010–June 2011 Mr Kelvin Thomson MP Member for Wills Wills October 2010–June 2011 Maribyrnong January 2011–June 2011

Mr Scott Buchholz MP Member for Wright Wright October 2010–June 2011 Senator the Hon Kate Lundy Senator for the Australian Capital July 2010, September Australian Capital Territory 2010, December 2010– Territory June 2011 Senator the Hon Mark Arbib Senator for New New South Wales July 2010, September 2010 South Wales Senator Doug Cameron Senator for New New South Wales July 2010, September 2010 South Wales Senator the Hon Helen Coonan Senator for New New South Wales July 2010, September 2010 South Wales –June 2011 Senator the Hon John Faulkner Senator for New New South Wales July 2010, September 2010 South Wales Senator Concetta Fierravanti- Senator for New New South Wales July 2010, September Wells South Wales 2010–June 2011 Senator Michael Forshaw Senator for New New South Wales July 2010, September 2010 South Wales –June 2011 Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan Senator for New New South Wales July 2010, September 2010 South Wales –June 2011 Senator Steve Hutchins Senator for New New South Wales July 2010, September 2010 South Wales –May 2011 Senator Fiona Nash Senator for New New South Wales October 2010–June 2011 South Wales Senator Senator for New New South Wales July 2010, September 2010 South Wales –June 2011 APPENDICES 215

Recipient Position Roll data provided Date provided Senator the Hon Ursula Senator for New New South Wales July 2010, September 2010 Stephens South Wales –Jun 2011 Senator John Williams Senator for New New South Wales July 2010, September 2010 South Wales –June 2011 Senator Trish Crossin Senator for the Northern Territory July 2010, September Northern Territory 2010–June 2011 Senator the Hon Ronald Boswell Senator for Queensland July 2010, September 2010 Queensland Senator Sue Boyce Senator for Queensland July 2010, September 2010 Queensland –Jun 2011 Senator the Hon George Senator for Queensland July 2010, September 2010 Brandis SC Queensland Senator Mark Furner Senator for Queensland September 2010– Queensland June 2011 Senator the Hon John Hogg Senator for Queensland July 2010, September 2010 Queensland –June 2011 Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig Senator for Queensland July 2010, September Queensland 2010, February 2011– June 2011 Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald Senator for Queensland September 2010 –June Queensland 2011 Senator the Hon Brett Mason Senator for Queensland July 2010, September 2010 Queensland Senator the Hon Jan McLucas Senator for Queensland July 2010, September 2010 Queensland –June 2011 Senator Claire Moore Senator for Queensland July 2010, September 2010 Queensland –June 2011 Senator Russell Trood Senator for Queensland July 2010, September 2010 Queensland –June 2011 Senator Cory Bernardi Senator for South July 2010, September 2010 Australia –June 2011 Senator Senator for South South Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia –June 2011 Senator the Hon Senator for South South Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia –June 2011 Senator the Hon Alan Ferguson Senator for South South Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia –June 2011 Senator Mary Jo Fisher Senator for South South Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia –June 2011 Senator Sarah Hanson-Young Senator for South South Australia October 2010–June 2011 Australia Senator Annette Hurley Senator for South South Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia –June 2011 216 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

Recipient Position Roll data provided Date provided Senator Anne McEwen Senator for South South Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia –June 2011 Senator the Hon Nick Minchin Senator for South South Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia –June 2011 Senator the Hon Senator for South South Australia July 2010, September Australia 2010, December 2010– June 2011 Senator Dana Wortley Senator for South South Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia –June 2011 Senator Senator for South South Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia Senator the Hon Senator for Tasmania Tasmania July 2010, September 2010 –June 2011 Senator Senator for Tasmania Tasmania July 2010, September 2010 –June 2011 Senator Senator for Tasmania Tasmania July 2010, September 2010 –June 2011 Senator Senator for Tasmania Tasmania July 2010, September 2010 Senator David Bushby Senator for Tasmania Tasmania July 2010, September 2010 –June 2011 Senator the Hon Richard Senator for Tasmania Tasmania July 2010, September 2010 Colbeck –June 2011 Senator Senator for Tasmania Tasmania July 2010, September 2010 –June 2011 Senator Kerry O’Brien Senator for Tasmania Tasmania July 2010, September 2010 Senator Stephen Parry Senator for Tasmania Tasmania July 2010, September 2010, December 2010– June 2011 Senator Senator for Tasmania Tasmania July 2010, September 2010–June 2011 Senator the Hon Nick Sherry Senator for Tasmania Tasmania July 2010, September 2010 Senator the Hon Senator for Victoria Victoria July 2010, September 2010–June 2011 Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins Senator for Victoria Victoria July 2010, September 2010 Senator the Hon Stephen Senator for Victoria Victoria July 2010, September 2010 Conroy Senator the Hon David Feeney Senator for Victoria Victoria October 2010–June 2011 Senator Steve Fielding Senator for Victoria Victoria July 2010, September 2010 –May 2011 Senator Mitch Fifield Senator for Victoria Victoria July 2010, September 2010 –June 2011 APPENDICES 217

Recipient Position Roll data provided Date provided Senator Helen Kroger Senator for Victoria Victoria October 2010–June 2011 Senator Gavin Marshall Senator for Victoria Victoria July 2010, September 2010–June 2011 Senator Julian McGauran Senator for Victoria Victoria July 2010, September 2010 –June 2011 Senator the Hon Michael Senator for Victoria Victoria July 2010, September 2010 Ronaldson Senator Scott Ryan Senator for Victoria Victoria July 2010, September 2010 –June 2011 Senator the Hon Judith Troeth Senator for Victoria Victoria October 2010–June 2011 Senator Judith Adams Senator for Western Western Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia –June 2011 Senator Chris Back Senator for Western Western Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia –June 2011 Senator Mark Bishop Senator for Western Western Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia –June 2011 Senator Senator for Western Western Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia –June 2011 Senator Mathias Cormann Senator for Western Western Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia –June 2011 Senator Alan Eggleston Senator for Western Western Australia July 2010, September 2010, Australia January 2011–June 2011 Senator the Hon Christopher Senator for Western Western Australia July 2010, September 2010 Evans Australia –June 2011 Senator the Hon David Johnston Senator for Western Western Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia –June 2011 Senator Senator for Western Western Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia –June 2011 Senator Senator for Western Western Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia –June 2011 Senator Senator for Western Western Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia –Jun 2011 218 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

Table 54 Provision of information to federally registered political parties, July 2010–June 2011

Political party Roll data provided Date provided Australia First Party Australian Capital Territory July 2010 New South Wales, Victoria, July 2010 South Australia, Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory National October 2010–June 2011 Australian Greens – New South Wales New South Wales July 2010, September 2010, June 2011 Australian Greens – South Australia South Australia July 2010, September 2010 x 2 Australian Greens – Victoria Victoria July 2010, September 2010 x 2, October 2010–June 2011 Australian Greens – Western Australia Western Australia March 2011–June 2011 – Australian Australian Capital Territory July 2010, September 2010 x 2 Capital Territory Branch National October 2010–June 2011 Australian Labor Party – Federal National September 2010–June 2011 Secretariat Australian Labor Party – New South New South Wales July 2010 x 2, Wales Branch September 2010 x 2 Australian Labor Party – Northern Northern Territory October 2010–June 2011 Territory Branch Australian Labor Party – Queensland Queensland July 2010, September 2010 x 2 Branch Australian Labor Party – South Australian South Australia July 2010, September 2010 Branch Australian Labor Party – Victorian Branch Victoria July 2010, September 2010–June 2011 Australian Labor Party – Western Western Australia October 2010–June 2011 Australia Branch Christian – New South New South Wales September 2010 Wales Christian Democratic Party – Western Western Australia July 2010, September 2010 Australia Citizens Electoral Council of Australia Victoria and Western July 2010, September 2010 Australia Country Labor Party – New South Wales New South Wales November 2010–June 2011 Country Liberal – Northern Territory Northern Territory December 2010–June 2011 Democratic Labor Party New South Wales July 2010, September 2010 APPENDICES 219

Political party Roll data provided Date provided Family First Party Australia New South Wales, Victoria, July 2010, September 2010 Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia South Australia October 2010–June 2011 Liberal National Party – Queensland Queensland December 2010–June 2011 Liberal Party of Australia – National July 2010, October 2010, Federal November 2010–June 2011 x 2 Liberal Party of Australia – New South Wales July 2010, September 2010, New South Wales Division November 2010–December 2010, Jan 2011–June 2011 x 2 Liberal Party of Australia – Victorian Victoria July 2010, September 2010 Division Liberal Party of Australia – Western Australia September 2010 Western Australian Division National Party of Australia – Federal New South Wales, Victoria, July 2010, September 2010 Secretariat Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Australian Capital Territory National Party of Australia – New South Wales July 2010, September 2010, New South Wales Branch January 2011–June 2011 National Party of Australia – South Australia July 2010, September 2010 South Australian Branch National Party of Australia – Victorian Victoria July 2010, September 2010 Branch National Party of Australia – Western Western Australia July 2010, September 2010 x 2, Australian Branch October 2010–June 2011 Note: Data may be provided to more than one recipient in a political party, as indicated above. 220 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

Appendix G – Ecologically sustainable development

The AEC strives to use natural resources Measures taken to minimise efficiently, manage waste and reduce energy consumption. The AEC provides an annual the effect of activities on the report on its environmental performance in environment accordance with s.516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act The AEC’s strategies comply with the 1999 (EPBC Act). recommendations of the Australian National Audit Office’s Performance Audit Report No. 47 of 1998–99; the Energy Efficiency in Government Operations policy issued by the Activities and administration Department of Sustainability, Environment, of legislation accord with ESD Water, Population and Communities; and the principles Fleet Monitoring Body guidelines in relation to the use of ethanol. The AEC’s business activities are not directly The AEC minimises the effect of its office linked to the principles of environmentally operations on the environment by contracting sustainable development (ESD), as they have service providers to collect and recycle paper, no impact on matters of national environmental cardboard, plastics, aluminium and glass from significance as outlined under the EPBC Act. No the National Office, and spent toner cartridges legislation is administered by the AEC in relation from all AEC offices. The AEC’s National to the EPBC Act. Electoral Education Centre recently achieved certification in the ACTSmart Business recycling program, and significantly reduced waste sent Outcomes contribute to ESD to landfill, as described in a case study on page 131. The AEC’s outcomes do not have a relationship with ESD objectives. The AEC endeavours to use at least partly recyclable products wherever possible: the cardboard products used for polling places Activities that affect the are one example. To reduce office paper consumption, all AEC printers have a default environment setting of double-sided printing.

The AEC’s activities have no impact on matters The AEC promotes the use of E10 petrol in its of national environmental significance. vehicles. Staff are made aware of this policy through the agency intranet and reminded by signs placed in the vehicles. Throughout the year, 73 per cent of the AEC’s business vehicle fleet met or exceeded the recommended Green Vehicle Guide rating of 10.5 or better. The vehicles that did not meet the Green APPENDICES 221

Vehicle Guide target were specific goods- carrying vehicles.

The AEC’s energy usage for tenant light and power in 2010–11 was 11 720 megajoules per person. This was above the target of less than 7 500 megajoules per person per annum for tenant light and power set for 2011–12 in the Energy Efficiency in Government Operations policy, and was expected because AEC staff worked extended hours during the 2010 election period.

Environmental impacts are also considered in the design and layout of all new or upgraded accommodation. The AEC is working with the Department of Finance and Deregulation to plan the future of the building that houses the AEC’s National Office. The plan will address the capacity of the building to achieve current building and energy efficiency standards. The AEC also works with the its contracted property services provider to identify strategies for reducing energy consumption in the tenancies it holds for use by state and divisional offices. 222 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

Appendix H – Consultancies

The AEC may engage consultants under s.35(2) If the expected value of the consultancy is of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, and $80 000 or more, AEC staff are required may determine the terms and conditions of to follow the policy and procedures in the engagement of those consultants under s.35(4) Guidance on the Mandatory Procurement of that Act. Consultants may also be engaged in Procedures – January 2005 (Financial accordance with the Financial Management and Management Guidance No. 13). Accountability Act 1997. Consultants can only be engaged by senior For reporting purposes, the AEC takes into management in accordance with the AEC account the Department of the Prime Minister Financial Delegations Schedule. and Cabinet’s Requirements for annual reports, which define a ‘consultant’ as an individual, The main purposes for which the AEC engaged partnership or corporation engaged to provide consultants in 2010–11 were: professional, independent and expert advice or ½½ management advisory services services. The AEC also considers: ½½ application implementation services

½½ whether the services involve the development ½½ accredited software testing of an intellectual output that assists with ½½ mapping for the South agency decision making, and Australian redistribution ½½ whether the output reflects the independent ½½ data services for enrolment projections views of the service provider. ½½ business intelligence consulting services

If the answer to both questions is ‘yes’, the AEC ½½ curriculum writing services for the Building categorises the arrangement as a consultancy. Resources in Democracy, Governance and When engaging consultants for work with Elections (BRIDGE) training modules. a value up to $79 999, the AEC generally Table 55 provides details of consultancy seeks quotes from prospective consultants contracts let by the AEC during 2010–11. according to the AEC policy and procedures for procurement. APPENDICES 223

Table 55 Consultancy contracts to the value of $10 000 or more let during 2010–11

Price including Selection Consultant Description GST ($) processa Reasonb Vanessa Johanson Alpern Curriculum writing services for 10 000 Direct B BRIDGE training modules Corporate Success Group Investigative services 19 998 Open B Australian Bureau of Enrolment projections 21 190 Direct B Statistics Julie Baker-Smith & Investigative services 22 000 Open C Associates Pty Ltd WJG & Associates Pty Ltd Handling of pre-poll votes for the 22 000 Direct C 2010 federal election Spatial Vision Mapping for the South Australian 58 470 Open B redistribution IV & V Australia Pty Ltd NATA-accredited testing of 84 722 Open B software Total 238 380 GST = goods and services tax, BRIDGE = Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections, NATA = National Association of Testing Authorities. a Explanation of selection process terms drawn from the Commonwealth procurement guidelines (December 2008) Open tender: A procurement procedure in which a request for tender is published inviting all businesses that satisfy the conditions for participation to submit tenders. Public tenders are generally sought through the Australian Government AusTender Internet site. Select tender: A procurement procedure in which the procuring agency selects which potential suppliers are invited to submit tenders. This procurement process may only be used under certain defined circumstances. Direct sourcing: A form of restricted tendering, available only under certain defined circumstances, with a single potential supplier or suppliers being invited to bid because of their unique expertise and/or their special ability to supply the goods and/or services sought. Panel: An arrangement under which a number of suppliers, initially selected through an open tender process, may each supply property or services to an agency as specified in the panel arrangements. Quotes are sought from suppliers that have pre-qualified on the agency panels to supply to the government. This category includes standing offers and supplier panels where the supply of goods and services may be provided for a pre-determined length of time, usually at a pre-arranged price. b Justification for decision to use consultancy: A – skills currently unavailable within agency B – need for specialised or professional skills C – need for independent research or assessment. 224 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

Appendix I – Industrial and fee-for-service elections statistics

Table 56 provides a statistical breakdown by state or territory of industrial and fee-for-service elections undertaken by the AEC in 2010–11.

Table 56 Activities in relation to industrial elections and fee-for-service ballots, 2010–11

NSW Vic. Qld WA SA Tas. ACT NT Total Elections and ballots Contested 36 28 11 7 14 8 5 4 113 industrial elections Uncontested 32 33 14 23 28 13 15 6 164 industrial elections Protected action 148 218 54 44 61 20 20 5 570 ballots Fee-for-service 31 38 13 11 5 13 7 1 119 enterprise agreement ballots Fee-for-service 14 13 3 3 6 1 1 2 43 elections and other ballots Other elections 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 and ballots Total 261 330 95 88 114 55 48 18 1 009 Offices – industrial elections Positions 2 628 1 799 992 807 816 306 208 103 7 659 available Unfilled 617 595 279 409 276 50 88 18 2 332 positions Candidates – industrial elections Candidates for 1 982 1 103 636 412 474 261 191 76 5 135 uncontested positions Total number of 2 448 1 354 822 479 580 290 213 96 6 282 candidates APPENDICES 225

NSW Vic. Qld WA SA Tas. ACT NT Total Ballot papers Issued 577 092 154 432 201 570 74 061 49 076 14 380 40 332 9 065 1 120 008 (industrial) Returned 109 677 43 045 57 345 22 076 10 333 3 559 6 779 2 911 255 725 (industrial) Issued 18 210 25 222 2 106 3 292 3 114 1 405 4 486 372 58 207 (protected action) Returned 12 223 17 301 1 469 2 495 2 163 703 3 202 225 39 781 (protected action) Issued (fee- 85 291 56 461 2 452 4 352 996 5 114 259 431 155 356 for-service enterprise agreements) Returned 16 897 18 615 1 689 2 612 828 3 130 229 407 44 407 (fee-for-service enterprise agreements) Issued (other 1 302 5 329 91 906 581 3 756 1 023 111 165 104 173 fee-for-service) Returned (other 771 4 247 11 365 428 1 226 572 99 165 18 873 fee-for-service) Total issued 681 895 241 444 298 034 82 286 56 942 21 922 45 188 10 033 1 437 774 Total returned 139 568 83 208 71 868 27 611 14 550 7 964 10 309 3 708 358 786 226 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

Appendix J – Publications

The AEC’s publications can be obtained through the AEC website (www.aec.gov.au) or by telephoning 13 23 26.

Table 57 shows the AEC information products available to the public in 2010–11. Symbols indicate the publication format: hard copy , online , CD , DVD  or VHS .

Table 57 Publications available from the AEC in 2010–11

Corporate Annual reports, 1998–99 to  |  Documents the AEC’s performance for the 2009–10 financial year. Disability Action Plan 2008–11  Provides a mechanism for coordinating the AEC’s efforts to meet its responsibilities under the National Disability Strategy. Enterprise Agreement 2010–11  Is the primary reference document for terms and conditions relating to employment. Service Charter 2009  |  Explains the AEC’s service commitment to clients. Strategic Plan 2009–14  Explains how the AEC achieves its objectives. The Tally Board, Issues 1–7  |  Provides information about AEC programs, activities and electoral issues. Education All you ever wanted to know about  |  Explains how democracy works, including democracy information on the history of voting in Australia. Australia votes  Explains the democratic system in Australia, covering enrolling and voting. Australian referendums 1906–99  Provides information on the history of referendums, including referendum questions and results. Constitutional referendums  |  Provides an outline of the referendum process, and includes details of all Australian referendums. Count me in! (formerly Australian  |  Provides information on the structure of democracy magazine) Australian democracy and the voting process for the . Delivering democracy – education  |  Outlines the AEC’s wide range of educational services resources. APPENDICES 227

Democracy rules  |  Connects students with important themes in democracy, such as participation, representation and the investigation of developing democracies. Includes interactive activities. Democracy the Australian way  Traces the development of representative democracy and the franchise in Australia from before Federation to the present day. Down for the count  Explains how votes are counted in federal elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate. Every vote counts   Explains how a federal election is planned and conducted, set against the background of the 2004 federal election. Federation information and  Provides information about Australian activity sheets Federation. History of the Indigenous vote  |  Provides information on the history of Indigenous people’s right to vote in Australia. Vote – it’s important  Explains why participation is important, how to enrol and how to vote correctly (presented by Cathy Freeman and David Ngoombujarra). General information Fact sheet – Australian Defence  Explains how Defence personnel can enrol to Forces Electoral Guide vote for the electoral division of their home. Fact sheet – By-elections  Explains how and why by-elections are held. Fact sheet – Deadlines for federal  Lists important changes in the deadlines for election enrolments enrolling to vote. Fact sheet – Enrolling and voting for  Explains how people experiencing people experiencing homelessness homelessness can enrol and vote. Fact sheet – How to make your  |  Explains how to vote. vote counta Fact sheet – Prisoner voting  Explains voting entitlements for prisoners. Fact sheet – Proof of identity for  Lists three ways a voter can demonstrate enrolmenta proof of identity for enrolment. Fact sheet – Three levels  Explains that Australian citizens vote to elect of governmenta representatives to each of three levels of government – federal, state or territory, and local. Fact sheet – Becoming an Australian  Explains that some people who become citizen after an election is announced citizens after an election is announced are still able to enrol to vote and the process. Fact sheet – Tips on filling in your  Explains how to correctly complete an electoral enrolment forma enrolment form. 228 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

How to nominate for federal  Provides information for nominating as parliamentary elections a candidate for election to the House of Representatives or the Senate. Your vote is a valuable thing – a  |  Provides information on enrolling and voting in guide to enrolling and voting in federal elections. federal elections Election or event-specific information Behind the scenes: the election 2001  Provides information about how the AEC report conducted all aspects of a federal election 2004  |  (series terminated). Candidate’s handbook – Federal  |  Provides information for candidates standing election 2010 for election to the House of Representatives or the Senate. Division finders  |  Help users to identify the electoral division in which an address is located. Divisional maps  Provide details of the boundaries of each division, to street name level (in many cases, only major roads/streets). Available for sale from AEC divisional offices. Electoral pocketbook 2001  Provides results and other information on a federal election. 2004  |  2007  |  |  2010  |  |  Electoral redistribution 1901–1988  Provides maps of electoral divisions as set by redistributions from 1901 to 1988. Federal electoral boundaries map  |  Provides information on electoral boundaries 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010 and electoral divisions at the related election. Federal election statistics 1993–2004  |  Provides federal election statistics in Excel 2007  tables and text-delimited files; includes data import files for databases or for analyses of election results. Federal election results map  |  Provides information on electoral boundaries, 2001, 2004 election results and electoral divisions for the House of Representatives and the Senate. 2007 and 2010 federal election  |  Provides information on electoral boundaries, House of Representatives election results and electoral divisions for the results map House of Representatives. National electoral division profiles  Provides statistical and demographic information on federal electoral divisions in Australia. Redistribution reports 2004 to 2010  |  Provides details of electoral boundary redistributions (including proposed redistributions). APPENDICES 229

Scrutineer’s handbook – Federal  |  Provides information for scrutineers at the election 2010 federal election. Electoral backgrounders  |  Provide information to support understanding of the aspects of electoral legislation that give rise to the most questions and complaints during an electoral period. Electoral newsfiles  Provide information on electoral events, redistributions, legislative changes and other electoral issues. (This series is no longer produced; relevant topics have been incorporated into the suite of fact sheets. Previously published newsfiles are still available on the website.) Fact sheet – Federal election  Sets out the relevant dates for the 2010 timetable election. Fact sheet – Voting from overseas at  Explains voting options for electors overseas the next election at the time of the 2010 election Fact sheet – Positions on the  Explains the process for deciding the order in ballot paper which candidates are listed on ballot papers. Fact sheet – National seat status  Lists the seat status for divisions after the 2007 election, with notional seat status for divisions on those states which have subsequently undergone a redistribution. Fact sheet – Federal election  Sets out general information about the 2010 information guide federal election. Fact sheet – Close of nominations  Provides statistical information concerning the candidates who nominated at the 2010 federal election. Fact sheet – Close of Rolls  Provides statistical information concerning the number of people enrolled to vote at the 2010 federal election. Funding and disclosure Funding and disclosure guide for  Provides information for registered political political parties parties on the requirements of the financial disclosure provisions of Australian electoral law. Funding and disclosure guide for  Provides information for associated entities associated entities of registered of registered political parties on the political parties requirements of the financial disclosure provisions of Australian electoral law. Funding and disclosure guide for  Provides information for donors to political donors to political parties parties on the requirements of the financial disclosure provisions of Australian electoral law. 230 AEC ANNUAL REPORT 2010–11

Funding and disclosure guide  Provides information for third parties on for political parties incurring the requirements of the financial disclosure political expenditure provisions of Australian electoral law. Funding and disclosure guide for  Provides information for candidates and candidates and Senate groups Senate groups on the financial disclosure provisions of Australian electoral law. Funding and disclosure guide for  Provides information for donors to candidates election donors and Senate groups on financial disclosure provisions of Australian electoral law. Election funding guide  Provides information for political parties, candidates and Senate groups on election funding payments following elections. Funding and disclosure election  Provides an analysis of the election funding report 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 and and financial disclosure schemes as they 2007 operated at the federal election. Party registration guide (federal  Provides information on party registration registration of political parties) provisions of Australian electoral law. Industrial elections Industrial elections – a guide for  Provides general information about elections organisations registered under the conducted under the Workplace Relations Act Workplace Relations Act 1996 1996, for registered industrial organisations and their members. Industrial elections – model rules for  Contains a set of model rules to comply the conduct of elections for office with s.147 of Schedule 1B of the Workplace Relations Act 1996. Industrial elections – procedures  Outlines the steps in the conduct of industrial elections and identifies the roles and responsibilities of the major stakeholders. Industrial elections – voting systems  Explains the main features of the most commonly used voting systems and the fundamental differences between them.

a This publication is available in translation in 21 languages other than English. APPENDICES 231

Appendix K – Fraud control certification