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Independent Statutory Authority
Regulation and Consumer Protection

ACT Electoral Commission

https://www.elections.act.gov.au/

Annual Budget

$5M

ACT 2025-26 Budget
Flat vs prior year
Staff

15

Headcount (2024-25)
Ideas relevant to this department

12 tagged

Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.

STRATEGY SUMMARY

The Commission’s purpose is to deliver the highest possible standard of trusted, transparent, secure and accessible electoral services.

PURPOSE

The Commission’s purpose is to deliver the highest possible standard of trusted, transparent, secure and accessible electoral services.

Source · p.4

Strategic priorities

· 3

1

deliver trusted, transparent, secure and accessible electoral services

Source · p.4
2

engage the community and stakeholders to promote electoral awareness, participation and compliance

Source · p.4
3

foster a high performing team in Elections ACT

Source · p.4

Outcomes

· 2

Outcome 1: Electoral Integrity

Ensure high levels of confidence in electoral integrity and satisfaction with electoral services.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • deliver trusted, transparent, secure and accessible electoral services
  • engage the community and stakeholders to promote electoral awareness, participation and compliance

Outcome 2: Electoral Participation

Promote greater accessibility, inclusion and participation in the electoral process by ACT’s diverse communities.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • strategies to improve the accessibility of polling places and the voting process
  • user testing and evaluation of systems and resources established to assist voters

Values

· 7

respect

integrity

collaboration

innovation

independence

impartiality

accountability

Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence

· 12

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Electoral-Integrity-Advisory-Panel-TOR.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Electoral-Integrity-Advisory-Panel-TOR.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Electoral-Accessibilty-Advisory-Commiteee-Terms-of-Reference-2024.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Electoral-Accessibilty-Advisory-Commiteee-Terms-of-Reference-2024.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Electoral-Integrity-Advisory-Panel-TOR.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Electoral-Integrity-Advisory-Panel-TOR.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Electoral-Accessibilty-Advisory-Commiteee-Terms-of-Reference-2024.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Electoral-Accessibilty-Advisory-Commiteee-Terms-of-Reference-2024.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking

Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Electoral-Accessibilty-Advisory-Commiteee-Terms-of-Reference-2024.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Always-on policy participation platform

Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Electoral-Accessibilty-Advisory-Commiteee-Terms-of-Reference-2024.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases

Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Electoral-Integrity-Advisory-Panel-TOR.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Portfolio delivery office for major investments

Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Electoral-Integrity-Advisory-Panel-TOR.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Electoral-Integrity-Advisory-Panel-TOR.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Electoral-Integrity-Advisory-Panel-TOR.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Electoral-Accessibilty-Advisory-Commiteee-Terms-of-Reference-2024.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Electoral-Accessibilty-Advisory-Commiteee-Terms-of-Reference-2024.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Electoral-Integrity-Advisory-Panel-TOR.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Electoral-Integrity-Advisory-Panel-TOR.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Electoral-Accessibilty-Advisory-Commiteee-Terms-of-Reference-2024.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Electoral-Accessibilty-Advisory-Commiteee-Terms-of-Reference-2024.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking

Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Electoral-Accessibilty-Advisory-Commiteee-Terms-of-Reference-2024.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Always-on policy participation platform

Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Electoral-Accessibilty-Advisory-Commiteee-Terms-of-Reference-2024.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases

Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Electoral-Integrity-Advisory-Panel-TOR.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Portfolio delivery office for major investments

Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Electoral-Integrity-Advisory-Panel-TOR.pdf)

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