Electoral Commissioner
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The Electoral Commissioner is the chief executive and chief electoral officer responsible for overseeing the conduct and administration of federal elections and referendums in Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Electoral Commissioner canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government position
ⓘ
public office ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| appointedFor | fixed term ⓘ |
| chiefElectoralOfficerOf | Australia ⓘ |
| chiefExecutiveOf | Australian Electoral Commission ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | state and territory electoral authorities ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| ensures |
compliance with federal electoral law
ⓘ
integrity of federal elections ⓘ integrity of federal referendums ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of Australia ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | Australian Electoral Commission staff ⓘ |
| headOf | Australian Electoral Commission ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Canberra ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Australian Electoral Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Electoral Commission (three-member Commission)
|
| oversees |
electoral boundary redistributions (federal)
ⓘ
federal electoral processes ⓘ federal referendum processes ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian Public Service ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Parliament of Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Parliament
Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of federal elections
ⓘ
administration of federal referendums ⓘ conduct of federal elections ⓘ conduct of federal referendums ⓘ disclosure of federal political donations ⓘ enrolment procedures for federal elections ⓘ implementation of federal electoral legislation ⓘ issuing federal election writs (operationally) ⓘ maintenance of the Commonwealth electoral roll ⓘ management of federal election logistics ⓘ managing federal pre-poll and postal voting arrangements ⓘ public funding of federal election campaigns ⓘ public information on federal election results ⓘ registration of federal political parties ⓘ vote counting in federal elections ⓘ vote counting in federal referendums ⓘ voter education at the federal level ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Australian law
ⓘ
oversight by Australian Parliament ⓘ |
| worksOn | electoral reform proposals (federal) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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