Alan Griffin (Bruce, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

The Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2005 represents one of the most outrageous attacks on Australian democracy since 1901. While we are supportive of some of the minor clauses of this bill, its most substantial sections make it completely unacceptable. I therefore move:

That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words: “this bill be withdrawn until undemocratic provisions that:

(1)

reduce the period of time Australians have to enrol to vote and update their details on the electoral roll;

(2)

introduce new proof of identity requirements;

(3)

increase the disclosure thresholds to $10,000; and

(4)

increase the tax-deductibility of political donationsare removed”.

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