1999 NSW Redistribution Final Report: Appendices

APPENDIX A

Composition of the augmented Electoral Commission for New South Wales

Chair of the Australian Electoral Commission	Hon Trevor Morling QC
Electoral Commissioner	Bill Gray AM (until his retirement on 14 January 2000)
	Andy Becker (from 15 January 2000)
Non-judicial member of the Australian Electoral Commission	Bill McLennan AM
Australian Electoral Officer for New South Wales	Frances Howat
Surveyor-General of New South Wales	Don Grant AM
Auditor-General of New South Wales	Bob Sendt

Composition of the Redistribution Committee for New South Wales

Electoral Commissioner	Bill Gray AM
Australian Electoral Officer for New South Wales	Frances Howat
Surveyor-General of New South Wales	Don Grant AM
Auditor-General of New South Wales	Tony Harris

APPENDIX B

List of Objections received by the Australian Electoral Commission pursuant to section 69(1)

G R Savage	Tumut Shire Council
W M Dougherty	Harden Shire Council
L Hassett	M Eldridge
B Hassett	C Eldridge
R M Brenton	V Berwick
B A Connolly	M Bolte
J J Sedwell	R Lewis
Kim Norberry	B Buffier
D Williams	Maclean Shire Council
V Ruscoe	Kempsey Shire Council
Rylstone Shire Council	Patricia Deane
Weddin Shire Council	L E and Herb Pitts
A Ripper	W J Lewis
T W Leggett	Mahala Buckley
Anglican Retirement Villages	Marian Buckley
Gunning Shire Council	Hugh Cavanagh
R Duncan	M D Fleming
A Wilcox	R Skarstrom
E M Schacktel	C Cheetley
K Raymond	Ron and Jann vander Meer
Molly Maze	Roberts and Hillier
E Stafford	J H and K M Carter
Ruby G Glover	Tumut Shire Residents' and Ratepayers' Association Inc
M B Firmage	Ron and Margery Smith
D Rochford	L L Walker
N Burrell	Malcolm and Beverley Board
B Mather	Clive Bennett
N Hall	J A Beale
E Elsworth	K T Godfrey
G Chapple	P K Godfrey
M Walker	De la Salle College
E M Jacobs	H Mackerras
Dunghutti Elders Council	B D Hoare
K W West	National Party of Australia – NSW
Bland Shire Council	Faith Newell
S L Dean	A Townsend
B and P Jensen	G J Wilson
E Napier and D Breust	Warren Shire Council
S McMullan	Harris and Stanford
G and N Sundaram	Raymond and Rhonda Taouk
P Ta	anonymous
G E Rocke	Marnie Fakhr
I N Drake	M Bridge
F Chaney	Haikalis and Merlino
O M Collum	Murray Wilson
M Aspinall	F A Bowman
D M Parish	P E Bowman
B M Parke	R Kelshaw
R McNamara	Lucy Gartrell
Hon Ian Causley MHR	W Bryden-Brown
D Landers	Cara Bryden-Brown
R B Pearson	Marjorie Crothers
G W Redding	Ivan Crothers
Cootamundra Shire Council	Audrey T Baker
Kay Hull MHR	Margaret D Harris
B Lovett	E Poulton
B Landers	J W Napper
R W Pearce	J B McGhee
S Sinko	H M Bennett
M E Stedman	E Booth
G McDonald	L Bennett
Anonymous	M Bamford
P Grkovic	F Pollard
M G Cassidy	D W McGhee
Rev R J Weaver	L Pollard
E Cranley	A R and K Alcock
E Owen	Hon John Howard MHR
L Lu	J T Dominguez
B and K Bowman	Brendan Nelson MHR
A Rich	R Cain
L and M Patterson	J R Scott
G J Greening	E Fallon
J S Falk	C Geddes
G Hoggan	M O'Rourke
M and F Kite	P Graham, Mayor of Ryde
S and M Fraser	C Abood
A M Hill	F and J Croll
A Calcopietro	A Boyd, Mayor of Hunters Hill
Peter Andren MHR	M Lardelli AM
K L McKay	Ryan and Ryan
L Rootes	S Hoopman, Deputy Mayor Hunters Hill
J Evans	A Forsyth
R Curnow	E J Cox
L Dent	G O'Gorman
P Gough	Y Dorman
S Gough	J Scotford
A Mikli	K M Murray
J Carroll	A Hoopman
M Attard	B Metcalfe
R Karnowski	R and L Metcalfe
P Somers	P Alvarez
Strathfield Municipal Council	M Wilkins
L Booth	A L James
P Butler	S Hoopman
V Cahill	S Geddes
Savoca Family	M Geddes
Great Lakes Council	V B Johnson
N Bucciarelli and Z Stournaras	I Boyd
J Bennett Scott	I Oelrichs
L James	D Frater
K Shield	Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)
M Johnson	Hon Joe Hockey MHR
National Party Page Federal Electorate Council	Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)

List of Comments on Objections received by the Australian Electoral Commission pursuant to section 69(3)

Pamela Alvarez	Imar Youth Charitable Association
Northern Rivers Regional Strategy	Allan Wilcox
Jonathan Falk	J B Melton
Ian R Gollan	Barmedman Branch, National Party of Australia
National Party of Australia – NSW	Australian Labor Party, New South Wales Branch
Max Mavin	Mavis Bannon
R B Pearson	Evelyn Jacobs
Cowra Shire Council	Liberal Party of Australia, New South Wales Division

APPENDIX C

List of those persons appearing at the public inquiry into objections held by the augmented Electoral Commission for New South Wales in Sydney on 7 October 1999

1. Australian Labor Party New South Wales Branch

Mr Shane Easson Councillor John Weate Mr Frank Rigby Mr Bob Horne MHR

2. Liberal Party of Australia New South Wales Division

Hon Don Harwin MLC Councillor Bob Baldwin Mr Ross Cameron MHR Hon Alan Cadman MHR

3. Kempsey Shire Council

Councillor Janet Hayes

4. National Party of Australia – NSW

Hon Duncan Gay MLC Hon Jennifer Gardiner MLC

5. Mr Jonathan Falk

6. Councillor Sue Hoppman Mr Mick Lardelli AM Mr Allan James Mr Bob Scott Mr Ian Boyd

7. Anglican Retirement Villages

Mr Jim Longley Mr Ken McKay

APPENDIX D

Guidelines for the Naming of Commonwealth Electoral Divisions

Several Commonwealth Parliamentary committees have considered guidelines for naming electoral Divisions; those below were affirmed by the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters in 1995. The Redistribution Committee and the augmented Electoral Commission took the following guidelines into account when considering the names of electoral Divisions. It should be noted that neither the Committee nor the augmented Commission are in any way bound by them.

Naming after persons

In the main, Divisions should be named after deceased Australians who have rendered outstanding service to their country.

When new Divisions are created the names of former Prime Ministers should be considered.

Federation Divisional Names

Every effort should be made to retain the names of original Federation Divisions.

Geographical Names

Locality or place names should generally be avoided, but in certain areas the use of geographical features may be appropriate (e.g. Riverina, Eden-Monaro).

Aboriginal Names

Aboriginal names should be used where appropriate and as far as possible existing Aboriginal Divisional names should be retained.

Other criteria

• The names of Commonwealth Divisions should not duplicate existing State Districts.
• Qualifying names (e.g. North Sydney, Melbourne Ports) may be used where appropriate.
• Names of Divisions should not be changed or transferred to new areas without very strong reasons.
• When two or more Divisions are partially combined, as far as possible the name of the new Division should be that of the old Division which had the greatest number of electors within the new boundaries. However, where the socio-demographic nature of the Division in question has changed significantly, this should override the numerical formula.

APPENDIX E

1999–2000 Redistribution Timetable

Australian Electoral Commission directed that a Redistribution commence in New South Wales	26 February 1999
Redistribution Committee appointed	2 March 1999
Call for Suggestions and Comments on Suggestions	17 March 1999
Lodgement of Suggestions by	16 April 1999
Suggestions available for public inspection	19 April 1999
Lodgement of Comments on Suggestions by	30 April 1999
Redistribution Committee proposal published	16 July 1999
Lodgement of Objections to proposal by	13 August 1999
Objections available for public inspection	16 August 1999
Lodgement of Comments on Objections by	27 August 1999
Comments on Objections available for public inspection	30 August 1999
augmented Electoral Commission holds Public Inquiry	7 October 1999
Public announcement of augmented Electoral Commission's decision	5 November 1999
Determination notice published in the Gazette and preparation of new rolls	11 February 2000