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.