Senate debates

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

Bills

Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022; In Committee

6:10 pm

Photo of Don FarrellDon Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

I'm extremely confident—and I invite you to discuss it with the AEC after this legislation passes—that they are completely in control of this issue. You can never guarantee that no foreign organisation may seek to influence them. I'm not saying that you could make that guarantee. But, certainly, based on the advice that we got subsequent to the last federal election, I have the greatest confidence in the AEC and other organisations that are responsible for monitoring this issue, and I know that they'll be able to deal with any issues that may arise.

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