Research Report Commissioned by the Electoral Regulation Research Network., 2015
The researchers’ brief was to address the challenges presented by informed voting in the complex ... more The researchers’ brief was to address the challenges presented by informed voting in the complex Australian electoral environment, in which voting is compulsory and enforced. The research initially was driven by four broad Questions, namely: 1. Why informed voting? 2. What is informed voting? 3. How is informed voting currently fostered in Australia? 4. How can informed voting be better promoted in Australia?
ELECTORAL REGULATION RESEARCH NETWORK/DEMOCRATIC AUDIT OF AUSTRALIA JOINT WORKING PAPER SERIES , 2015
This working paper considers the current regime of regulating political lobbyists in NSW. In cons... more This working paper considers the current regime of regulating political lobbyists in NSW. In considering the NSW statutory regulatory regime this paper addresses the specific background to that regime; the role and content of the Register of Third-Party Lobbyists; and the compliance responsibilities and powers of sanction of the NSW Electoral Commission, which is the statutory regulator. It outlines some of the tools the NSWEC has at its disposal and shows that NSW is making positive steps toward fulfilling ICAC's aims of a regulatory regime that improves transparency and addresses risks of corruption in a practical way.
... Thomas Grehan, 1843, Navarino, Farm Labourer, 46, ---, Sligo. ... The convict records also sh... more ... Thomas Grehan, 1843, Navarino, Farm Labourer, 46, ---, Sligo. ... The convict records also showed a sequence of offences escalating from misdemeanour to crime over a period of two years [See Appendix B] and culminating in the wilful murder of Joseph Howard in February 1848. ...
In 2017, the High Court's strict application of s 44(1) of the Australian Constitution caused con... more In 2017, the High Court's strict application of s 44(1) of the Australian Constitution caused considerable turnover in the membership of the Australian Parliament, particularly the Senate. 101 This paper examines the 'foreign allegiance' disqualification in relation to membership of the Parliament of New South Wales contained in s.13A(1)(b) of the New South Wales Constitution Act 1902, comparing its likely application with that of s.44(i), and offers a suggestion as to a more effective 21 st century alternative to the disqualification.
A study of the profile of the average ribbon transportee to Tasmania undertaken by investigating ... more A study of the profile of the average ribbon transportee to Tasmania undertaken by investigating those convicts who advised the Tasmanian authorities that they had been transported for offences relating to “ribbonism”. The University of Tasmania's John Williams Irish Convict Data Base (ICDB) yielded thirty names when explored for data using the term ribbon in the offence heading. This included offences such as “having ribbon papers in his possession”, “ribbonman”, etc. Of the thirty names produced, ten had been transported for stealing ribbons. The find was thus limited to twenty convicts.
In July 2013 the national parliament of Papua New Guinea (PNG) repealed that country’s Sorcery Ac... more In July 2013 the national parliament of Papua New Guinea (PNG) repealed that country’s Sorcery Act, as one prong of a strategy aimed at bringing an end to the appalling sorcery-related violence throughout the country. Dating back to 1971, some years before independence, the Act’s roots lie in the period of PNG’s torpor as an Australian colony. This chapter takes the long historical view of the notoriously a-historical common law, in order to provide some examination of the response of colonial administrators working within an imported common law framework to crimes arising from the pervasive belief in sorcery throughout PNG.
Paper submitted to the ANZACATT Course 'Parliamentary Law, Practice and Procedure', Queensland Un... more Paper submitted to the ANZACATT Course 'Parliamentary Law, Practice and Procedure', Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
How the introduced common law in the Australian territories of Papua and New Guinea dealt with ac... more How the introduced common law in the Australian territories of Papua and New Guinea dealt with accusations of sorcery and with violent crime arising from the belief that people were sorcerers, focusing in particular on the decisions of judges; and comparing the situation with the historical response in England and the contemporary response in other parts of the British Empire, especially in colonial Kenya.
Research Report Commissioned by the Electoral Regulation Research Network., 2015
The researchers’ brief was to address the challenges presented by informed voting in the complex ... more The researchers’ brief was to address the challenges presented by informed voting in the complex Australian electoral environment, in which voting is compulsory and enforced. The research initially was driven by four broad Questions, namely: 1. Why informed voting? 2. What is informed voting? 3. How is informed voting currently fostered in Australia? 4. How can informed voting be better promoted in Australia?
ELECTORAL REGULATION RESEARCH NETWORK/DEMOCRATIC AUDIT OF AUSTRALIA JOINT WORKING PAPER SERIES , 2015
This working paper considers the current regime of regulating political lobbyists in NSW. In cons... more This working paper considers the current regime of regulating political lobbyists in NSW. In considering the NSW statutory regulatory regime this paper addresses the specific background to that regime; the role and content of the Register of Third-Party Lobbyists; and the compliance responsibilities and powers of sanction of the NSW Electoral Commission, which is the statutory regulator. It outlines some of the tools the NSWEC has at its disposal and shows that NSW is making positive steps toward fulfilling ICAC's aims of a regulatory regime that improves transparency and addresses risks of corruption in a practical way.
... Thomas Grehan, 1843, Navarino, Farm Labourer, 46, ---, Sligo. ... The convict records also sh... more ... Thomas Grehan, 1843, Navarino, Farm Labourer, 46, ---, Sligo. ... The convict records also showed a sequence of offences escalating from misdemeanour to crime over a period of two years [See Appendix B] and culminating in the wilful murder of Joseph Howard in February 1848. ...
In 2017, the High Court's strict application of s 44(1) of the Australian Constitution caused con... more In 2017, the High Court's strict application of s 44(1) of the Australian Constitution caused considerable turnover in the membership of the Australian Parliament, particularly the Senate. 101 This paper examines the 'foreign allegiance' disqualification in relation to membership of the Parliament of New South Wales contained in s.13A(1)(b) of the New South Wales Constitution Act 1902, comparing its likely application with that of s.44(i), and offers a suggestion as to a more effective 21 st century alternative to the disqualification.
A study of the profile of the average ribbon transportee to Tasmania undertaken by investigating ... more A study of the profile of the average ribbon transportee to Tasmania undertaken by investigating those convicts who advised the Tasmanian authorities that they had been transported for offences relating to “ribbonism”. The University of Tasmania's John Williams Irish Convict Data Base (ICDB) yielded thirty names when explored for data using the term ribbon in the offence heading. This included offences such as “having ribbon papers in his possession”, “ribbonman”, etc. Of the thirty names produced, ten had been transported for stealing ribbons. The find was thus limited to twenty convicts.
In July 2013 the national parliament of Papua New Guinea (PNG) repealed that country’s Sorcery Ac... more In July 2013 the national parliament of Papua New Guinea (PNG) repealed that country’s Sorcery Act, as one prong of a strategy aimed at bringing an end to the appalling sorcery-related violence throughout the country. Dating back to 1971, some years before independence, the Act’s roots lie in the period of PNG’s torpor as an Australian colony. This chapter takes the long historical view of the notoriously a-historical common law, in order to provide some examination of the response of colonial administrators working within an imported common law framework to crimes arising from the pervasive belief in sorcery throughout PNG.
Paper submitted to the ANZACATT Course 'Parliamentary Law, Practice and Procedure', Queensland Un... more Paper submitted to the ANZACATT Course 'Parliamentary Law, Practice and Procedure', Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
How the introduced common law in the Australian territories of Papua and New Guinea dealt with ac... more How the introduced common law in the Australian territories of Papua and New Guinea dealt with accusations of sorcery and with violent crime arising from the belief that people were sorcerers, focusing in particular on the decisions of judges; and comparing the situation with the historical response in England and the contemporary response in other parts of the British Empire, especially in colonial Kenya.
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Papers by Mel Keenan
1. Why informed voting?
2. What is informed voting?
3. How is informed voting currently fostered in Australia?
4. How can informed voting be better promoted in Australia?
Doctoral Thesis by Mel Keenan
1. Why informed voting?
2. What is informed voting?
3. How is informed voting currently fostered in Australia?
4. How can informed voting be better promoted in Australia?