Participating in Political and Public Life

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth) s 234(2)&(3).

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth) s 234(1).

See Fittler v New South Wales Electoral Commission and Anor (No 2) [2008] NSW ADT116.

I am grateful to Mr Michael Simpson of Vision Australia for assisting me with the history of accessible voting.

For further details, see Foreshew Jennifer , ‘Logica tie boosts Electoral Commission: $40m project puts organisers in poll position’, The Australian (Sydney), IT Business, 5 April 2011, 32.

I am grateful to Mr Tim Noonan for drawing these figures to my attention.

See NSW Law Reform Commission, Blind or Deaf Jurors, Report 114 (2006) [1.2]. I was a member of its reference group and also wrote a submission in favour of blind and deaf persons serving on juries.

Ibid [4.10].