James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

I note there are some amendments that have been moved by others to attempt to implement further voter integrity measures in our system. We should be clear that the coalition supports and continues to support strengthening the integrity of our electoral system, particularly around voter ID—something that I've pushed for for many years, which the minister would be aware of. The coalition notes the recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters reports into the conduct of the 2013, 2016 and 2019 elections that have raised this issue. However, the amendments in relation to this issue have been received very late in the process of discussions around this bill and were not socialised with the opposition. We were not allowed enough time to ensure that this proposed amendment is consistent with the current bill. As a result, the opposition will be opposing those amendments. It remains coalition policy to move towards an election system that requires voters to provide an acceptable form of identification in order to cast an ordinary prepoll or polling day vote in federal elections and referendums. Can I just confirm that there is no plan for the Labor Party to implement further voter integrity measures?