Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Protecting Voters) Bill 2025

Stage by Stage

Summaries in reported speech - not a transcript. In date order, both chambers.

1. Monday 3 November 2025 · House of Representatives

   Second Reading

   The debate focused on amending the Commonwealth Electoral Act to prohibit political parties and candidates from collecting and processing postal vote applications. Speakers argued that current practices allow parties to harvest personal data from voters under the guise of facilitating postal voting, a practice exempt from Privacy Act protections. The bill aims to ensure applications are sent directly to the Australian Electoral Commission to protect voter privacy and restore trust in the electoral system. Both speakers supported the measure as a necessary integrity reform.

   Outcome: The motion for the second reading was moved and seconded, with no further debate or vote recorded in the provided transcript.

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