Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

In the end, I don't control the timetable of parliamentary committees, as you would appreciate. But I'm quite happy to ask the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters to assess the issue. If Senator Lambie wants to write to me and provide some context and background on what she believes the issue at hand is, I'd be very happy to receive such a letter. I would say again, though, that this legislation has no bearing on it. This legislation in relation to the relevant point that is being discussed only does one thing. It ensures that there is strict separation between federal law and state law when it comes to the conduct of federal elections as opposed to state elections and it helps ensure that there is a nationally consistent approach to the conduct of federal elections, which we think is entirely appropriate.