Bill
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Integrity of Elections) Bill 2021
lapsed, as at 2022-07-25.
- Sponsor
- Malcolm Roberts
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2021-09-01
- second reading — 2021-09-01
- second reading — 2021-10-18
- other — 2022-07-25
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2021-09-01.
The bill would require routine audits of the electronic parts of Australian federal elections and introduce voter identification.
The Auditor-General would check the Australian Electoral Commission's use of electronic measures twice per election cycle, and the Australian Signals Directorate would watch for unauthorised access to computer systems.
The bill applies only to federal elections, not referendums, and does not specify what the audits would examine.
- Requires the Auditor-General to audit the Australian Electoral Commission's electronic measures twice each election cycle.
- Authorises the Australian Signals Directorate to monitor computer systems for unauthorised access from inside and outside.
- Limits the bill's scope to federal elections, excluding referendums.
The Australian Electoral Commission, the Auditor-General, the Australian Signals Directorate, and federal voters.
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