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.

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Electoral Commissioner canonical 2

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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)

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Australian Electoral Commission ledBy Electoral Commissioner
AEC hasChairperson Electoral Commissioner