ELECTORAL IRREGULARITIES
— INVESTIGATION — PILBARA
1161. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Electoral Affairs:
I refer to the Electoral
Commissioner's referral on 17 April 2018 of suspected electoral fraud
in the Pilbara to the Western Australia Police Force.
(1) Has the
Electoral Commissioner or the Minister for Electoral Affairs been provided with
an update from the Western Australia Police Force on the status of the
investigation?
(2) If yes to (1), what was the
update that was provided?
(3) Has the Western
Australia Police Force identified any person suspected of such offences or made
any recommendations to charge any person?
Hon DARREN
WEST replied:
I thank the honourable member for
the question. On behalf of the Minister for Regional Development representing
the Minister for Electoral Affairs, I provide the following answer.
(1) The Electoral Commissioner has
received an update.
(2)–(3) The
update was that there is insufficient evidence to support a prosecution. Formal
notification of the outcome of the inquiry has not yet been received.