AEC
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AEC is the independent federal agency responsible for conducting national elections and maintaining the electoral roll in Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AEC canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral commission
ⓘ
government agency of Australia ⓘ independent federal agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AEC ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | state and territory electoral commissions ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1984 ⓘ |
| employerType | Australian Public Service ⓘ |
| formedBy | Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983 ⓘ |
| fullName | Australian Electoral Commission ⓘ |
| governingBody | Electoral Commission ⓘ |
| hasChairperson | Electoral Commissioner ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Canberra ⓘ |
| headquartersStateOrTerritory |
Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Capital Territory
|
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 ⓘ |
| maintains |
federal electoral roll
ⓘ
information on federal electoral divisions ⓘ |
| monitors | compliance with federal electoral law ⓘ |
| operatesUnder |
Australian Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Constitution in relation to federal elections
|
| oversees |
House of Representatives elections (usually concurrent)
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Representatives elections
Senate elections ⓘ national plebiscites when required ⓘ |
| parentAgency |
Attorney-General’s Department (Australia)
ⓘ
surface form:
Attorney-General's portfolio (Australia)
|
| precededBy |
Australian Electoral Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Electoral Office
|
| reportsTo | Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administering compulsory enrolment
ⓘ
administering compulsory voting at federal elections and referendums ⓘ conducting by-elections for the Australian House of Representatives ⓘ conducting federal elections in Australia ⓘ conducting federal referendums in Australia ⓘ funding and disclosure scheme for federal elections ⓘ maintaining the Commonwealth electoral roll ⓘ providing electoral education ⓘ providing public information on electoral matters ⓘ redistribution of federal electoral boundaries ⓘ registration of political parties for federal elections ⓘ |
| scopeOfOperations | national ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
democracy
ⓘ
elections ⓘ electoral administration ⓘ |
| typeOfAgency | statutory authority ⓘ |
| website | https://www.aec.gov.au/ ⓘ |
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