Wilson Tuckey (O'Connor, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I know it was true. If I named the person who told me that story you would also know it was true. He thought it was funny. Of course, a few beers often elucidate the truth.

The fact of life is that these are the circumstances this legislation as it exists is determined to prevent. There are no grounds for its change—none whatsoever. I honestly believe without any inquiry that the people in the Senate who are not part of the Labor Party would not want to participate. I cannot imagine someone like Senator Xenophon approving and supporting a process for rorting the electoral roll or the voting processes on the day. You just have to check the record as to how many people who asked for a provisional vote in the last election did not produce identification and did not come back to authorise or justify their vote. I think the member for Maribyrnong might have told us of all the people who were denied a vote because they could not prove who they were.

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