Australian Electoral Commission
Andrew Down has extensive experience in finance and education, with a career spanning over four decades. Currently serving as a casual polling officer at the Australian Electoral Commission since April 2022 and as a casual tutor at the Professional Development & Learning Academy since February 2020, Andrew has also held various roles at Commonwealth Bank from 1978 to 2019, culminating in the position of Executive Manager. Expertise includes foreign exchange, budgeting, financial modeling, project management, and resource management. Andrew's academic background includes a Bachelor of Economics in Accounting from Macquarie University, multiple certifications in training and assessment, and a Diploma of Financial Planning. Additional teaching experience includes part-time tutoring for Management Accounting students at Macquarie University from 2000 to 2009.
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Australian Electoral Commission
The AEC has been around since 1984 and prior to that was known as the Australian Electoral Office. We run Australia’s federal elections, by-elections, referendums and some industrial and commercial events as well. People often ask what we do in between events and the answer is plenty! We maintain the electoral roll, redraw electoral boundaries and conduct industrial and commercial elections. The AEC also provides a range of ongoing electoral education and awareness programs from school age children visiting our electoral education centre to direct engagement with people living in remote areas of Australia. For the more politically savvy we also play a role in the disclosure of the financial dealings of political parties and others involved in the electoral process. The biggest thing that the AEC does in between events though is to plan for the next one - careful planning of what is the biggest peacetime logistical exercise conducted in Australia without a known date. Authorised by the Electoral Commissioner, Canberra.