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

As I have said on several occasions now, the government has taken the view that section 329 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act, relating to misleading or deceptive publications et cetera, is sufficient to deal with any mischief that might happen, as has been suggested, in the context of seeking to mislead or deceive an elector in relation to the casting of a vote. The government is not proposing to introduce into this legislation a provision like the one that Senator Wong has just read out of the relevant South Australian legislation. If the Labor Party wants to put forward the introduction of such a provision, they are of course free to move an amendment, and the chamber can pass judgement on such an amendment.