❓ A parliamentary question regarding the funding and authorship of information distribution for a retail trading hours referendum. The Minister deflects, stating it's the Electoral Commissioner's decision.
AnsweredQoN 716Legislative Assembly
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Now that the Premier has conceded that he may need to change the referendum questions, I refer the minister to the Premier’s announcement yesterday that the Government will be holding a referendum on retail trading hours. (1) Does the Government, through the Western Australian Electoral Commission, intend to fund the distribution of information on both sides of the retail trading hours argument to all households in Western Australia? (2) If so, what is the expected cost of producing this information and providing it to all households? (3) Who will write the cases for and against? Mr J.A. McGINTY
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(1)-(3) Anyone who has read the provisions of the Referendums Act would realise that that is a discretionary matter for the Electoral Commissioner, who is an independent officer of the State.
(1) Does the Government, through the Western Australian Electoral Commission, intend to fund the distribution of information on both sides of the retail trading hours argument to all households in Western Australia? (2) If so, what is the expected cost of producing this information and providing it to all households? (3) Who will write the cases for and against? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) Anyone who has read the provisions of the Referendums Act would realise that that is a discretionary matter for the Electoral Commissioner, who is an independent officer of the State.
(2) If so, what is the expected cost of producing this information and providing it to all households? (3) Who will write the cases for and against? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) Anyone who has read the provisions of the Referendums Act would realise that that is a discretionary matter for the Electoral Commissioner, who is an independent officer of the State.
(3) Who will write the cases for and against? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) Anyone who has read the provisions of the Referendums Act would realise that that is a discretionary matter for the Electoral Commissioner, who is an independent officer of the State.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) Anyone who has read the provisions of the Referendums Act would realise that that is a discretionary matter for the Electoral Commissioner, who is an independent officer of the State.
(1)-(3) Anyone who has read the provisions of the Referendums Act would realise that that is a discretionary matter for the Electoral Commissioner, who is an independent officer of the State.
(1) Does the Government, through the Western Australian Electoral Commission, intend to fund the distribution of information on both sides of the retail trading hours argument to all households in Western Australia? (2) If so, what is the expected cost of producing this information and providing it to all households? (3) Who will write the cases for and against? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) Anyone who has read the provisions of the Referendums Act would realise that that is a discretionary matter for the Electoral Commissioner, who is an independent officer of the State.
(2) If so, what is the expected cost of producing this information and providing it to all households? (3) Who will write the cases for and against? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) Anyone who has read the provisions of the Referendums Act would realise that that is a discretionary matter for the Electoral Commissioner, who is an independent officer of the State.
(3) Who will write the cases for and against? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) Anyone who has read the provisions of the Referendums Act would realise that that is a discretionary matter for the Electoral Commissioner, who is an independent officer of the State.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) Anyone who has read the provisions of the Referendums Act would realise that that is a discretionary matter for the Electoral Commissioner, who is an independent officer of the State.
(1)-(3) Anyone who has read the provisions of the Referendums Act would realise that that is a discretionary matter for the Electoral Commissioner, who is an independent officer of the State.
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