ALHR Submission to Inquiry into the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017
ALHR’s has made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters Inquiry into the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017
ALHR has also made concurrent submission on the separate but related Parliamentary Joint Committee on Security and Intelligence Review of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017
Together, the Bills represent a significant threat to freedom of political communication and freedom of speech in Australia and ALHR submits that they are not compatible with Australia’s international human rights law obligations.
Read our media release on these bills here