Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

Notwithstanding your comments about the independence of the AEC, the government is responsible for all government agencies. And a minister can stand up and say they deal with that independently, but they are responsible to this parliament for all government agencies. If no financial returns have been given to the Australian Electoral Commission from the Liberal Party then they can answer on behalf of the Australian Electoral Commission. We're not asking them to answer on behalf of what the Liberal Party submitted.

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