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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 740 asked in the Legislative Council on 16 September 2021 by Hon Tjorn Sibma

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

CONSTITUTIONAL AND ELECTORAL LEGISLATIONAMENDMENT (ELECTORAL EQUALITY) BILL 2021

740. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Electoral Affairs:

I refer to the Constitutional and Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Equality) Bill 2021.

(1) When did cabinet approve the drafting and printing of the bill?

(2) Whose instructions and assistance did the Parliamentary Counsel's Office rely upon when drafting the bill?

(3) What involvement, if any, did the Western Australian Electoral Commission have in drafting the bill?

(4) What involvement, if any, did members of the Ministerial Expert Committee on Electoral Reform have in drafting the bill?

Hon MATTHEW SWINBOURN replied:

I thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the Minister for Electoral Affairs.

(1)–(4) The drafting of bills is a decision of cabinet and is cabinet-in-confidence.

Several members interjected.

The PRESIDENT: Order! Thank you, honourable members. Cross-chamber chat is discouraged.