Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

The answers to the first two questions are yes and yes, and the answer to the final question is that, as I indicated to the chamber before, I sought relevant advice from the Electoral Commissioner, and the Electoral Commissioner has satisfied me, has provided advice to me, that as long as there are about three months that elapse between the passage of the legislation and the implementation of these reforms at an election they will be able to make all of the necessary changes and adjustments to their systems and they will be able to do all of the things that need to be done in order to ensure an orderly implementation of these reforms at the next election.