❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma questions the Minister for Electoral Affairs regarding communication with the hand-picked expert committee on electoral reform, seeking details of interactions and their substance. The Minister provides a summary of communications and tables the appointment letters.
AnsweredQoN 104Legislative Council
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MINISTERIAL EXPERT COMMITTEE ON ELECTORAL REFORM
104. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Electoral Affairs:
I refer to the minister's
hand-picked expert committee on electoral reform.
(1) Since the election, on how many occasions and via
what means has the minister or his office communicated with each of the
four members of the committee up to and including 30 April 2021?
(2) What was the substance of those
communications?
(3) Will the minister table those
communications; and, if not, why not?
104. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Electoral Affairs:
I refer to the minister's
hand-picked expert committee on electoral reform.
(1) Since the election, on how many occasions and via
what means has the minister or his office communicated with each of the
four members of the committee up to and including 30 April 2021?
(2) What was the substance of those
communications?
(3) Will the minister table those
communications; and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for
Electoral Affairs.
(1)–(3) The
minister met with committee members on 1 and 8 April 2021 and has had telephone
discussions with each of them. He initially sought their availability in
relation to the review, and subsequently consulted them on the terms of reference. The minister also wrote to committee
members on 28 April 2021 to confirm their appointment. I table the
letters of appointment.
[See paper 188 .]
of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for
Electoral Affairs.
(1)–(3) The
minister met with committee members on 1 and 8 April 2021 and has had telephone
discussions with each of them. He initially sought their availability in
relation to the review, and subsequently consulted them on the terms of reference. The minister also wrote to committee
members on 28 April 2021 to confirm their appointment. I table the
letters of appointment.
[See paper 188 .]
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