Key developments
- Inquiry into proposals to increase voter engagement, participation and confidence
- Use of e-scooters, e-bikes and related mobility options
- Joint Costs Advisory Committee Inquiry 2024
- Improving the foreign resident capital gains withholding tax regime
- General Comment on Children’s Rights to Access to Justice and Effective Remedies
- Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031
- Enhancing civil protections and remedies for forced marriage
- Review of the NSW Reconstruction Authority Act 2022
- Impact of Climate Risk on Insurance Premiums and Availability
- Water Markets Intermediaries Code and Statutory Trust Accounting Regulations
- Review of eligibility requirements for registration with the Tax Practitioners Board
- NSW Government response to the Astill Special Commission of Inquiry
Proposals to increase voter engagement, participation and confidence
The Public Law and Indigenous Issues Committees contributed to a submission to the NSW Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters in relation to its inquiry into proposals to increase voter engagement, participation and confidence.
In this submission, we commended the work of the NSW Electoral Commission in ensuring high voter enrolment and turn-out levels in the 2023 NSW election. We encouraged the expansion and assessment of targeted and evidence-based initiatives by the NSW Electoral Commission to ensure an informed electorate across NSW’s broad demographic. We also supported an emphasis on civics education in primary and high schools, encompassing critical thinking and digital and media literacy, particularly in light of the threats posed by misinformation and disinformation.
