A WA parliamentary question seeks disclosure of communications between the Minister for Electoral Affairs and WA Labor HQ regarding the Electoral Amendment (Names of Registered Political Parties) Bill 2024, specifically concerning the Democratic Labour Party's registration. The Minister denies any such communication.

AnsweredQoN 1448Legislative Council
Asked
12 November 2024
Portfolio
Electoral Affairs

QuestionView source ↗

ELECTORAL AMENDMENT
(NAMES OF REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTIES) BILL 2024
1448. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Electoral Affairs:
I refer to the fourth amendment to
electoral laws made by the state Labor government since 2021, the Electoral Amendment
(Names of Registered Political Parties) Bill 2024.
Please table all communications
between the minister and his office with the staff of WA Labor headquarters in
the period between the lawful registration of the Democratic Labour Party by
the independent Western Australian Electoral Commission and 4 November 2024.

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Minister
for Electoral Affairs.
There has been no communication
between the minister or his office with the staff of WA Labor headquarters in
the period stipulated, or at all, in relation to the subject matter of the
Electoral Amendment (Names of Registered Political Parties) Bill 2024.

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