PIAC’s submission to the Federal Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters Inquiry into the 2007 Federal Election focused on the funding of campaigns, including donations and disclosure requirements.

PIAC also advocated that Australian legislation and electoral support practices give effect to Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which provides for universal suffrage and secret ballots ‘without unreasonable restrictions’.

The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Reform held a Roundtable to discuss the financing of elections and canvassed the issues raised in submissions to the Inquiry into the 2007 Federal Election. A PIAC representative attended and gave evidence.