PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA Electoral Matters Committee Inquiry into the conduct of the 2018 Victorian state election Parliament of Victoria Electoral Matters Committee Ordered to be published VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT PRINTER August 2020 PP No 160, Session 2018-2020 ISBN 978 1 922425 02 7 (print version), 978 1 922425 03 4 (PDF version) Committee membership CHAIR CHAIR DEPUTY CHAIR Ros Spence Lee Tarlamis OAM Bev McArthur Hon. Bruce Atkinson Yuroke South Eastern Metropolitan Western Victoria Eastern Metroplitan EMC member until 23 April 2020 EMC member from 23 April 2020 EMC member until 2 June 2020 Lizzie Blandthorn Hon. Matthew Guy Katie Hall Hon. Wendy Lovell Pascoe Vale Bulleen Footscray Northern Victoria EMC member from 16 June 2020 Andy Meddick Cesar Melhem Tim Quilty Dr Tim Read Western Victoria Western Metropolitan Northern Victoria Brunswick ii Electoral Matters Committee About the Committee Functions The Electoral Matters Committee is constituted under section 9A of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003. The committee’s functions are to inquire into, consider and report to the Parliament on any proposal, matter or thing concerned with: a. the conduct of parliamentary elections and referendums in Victoria b. the conduct of elections of Councillors under the Local Government Act 1989 c. the administration of, or practices associated with, the Electoral Act 2002 and any other law relating to electoral matters. The committee’s functions are not intended to repeal, alter or vary section 94F or 94G of the Constitution Act 1975. Secretariat Dr Christopher Gribbin, Executive Officer Joel Hallinan, Research Officer Bernadette Pendergast, Administrative Officer Maria Marasco, Administrative Officer Contact details Address Electoral Matters Committee Parliament of Victoria Spring Street EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002 Phone 61 3 8682 2805 Email
[email protected] Web www.parliament.vic.gov.au/emc This report is available on the Committee’s website.