State Election

Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. S.G. Wade:

1. That a select committee of the Legislative Council be established to inquire into and report on the following matters—

(a) the extent to which the 2014 state election result reflected the popular will, the effectiveness of the 2011 redistribution to this end and the prospects of achieving this outcome by reforming the redistribution process;

(b) the effectiveness of measures to ensure that electors are not misled;

(c) access to and use of the electoral roll and other lists and databases for election purposes;

(d) provision of voting services, including voting by post, pre-poll voting, services to people with disabilities and residents of declared institutions;

(e) the integrity of the roll, including the identification of voters presenting and measures for subsequent verification;

(f) management of the 2014 state election by the Electoral Commission, including the powers and resources available to the commission;

(g) management of the 2014 state election count to facilitate timely, reliable and adequate information;

(h) opportunities to reform campaign funding and donations to reduce the risk of inappropriate influence;

(i) progress in implementing the recommendations of the Select Committee into Matters Related to the General Election of 20 March 2010; and

(j) any other relevant matters.

2. That standing order 389 be so far suspended as to enable the chairperson of the committee to have a deliberative vote only.

3. That this council permits the select committee to authorise the disclosure or publication, as it sees fit, of any evidence or documents presented to the committee prior to such evidence being presented to the council.

4. That standing order 396 be suspended to enable strangers to be admitted when the select committee is examining witnesses unless the committee otherwise resolves, but they shall be excluded when the committee is deliberating.

(Continued from 7 May 2014.)

The Hon. S.G. WADE (17:07): I move:

That this order of the day be discharged.

Motion carried; order of the day discharged.