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ELECTORAL AMENDMENT (ACCESS TO MINISTERS) BILL 2012

                    Western Australia


Electoral Amendment (Access to Ministers)
               Bill 2012

                       CONTENTS


 1.   Short title                                                2
 2.   Commencement                                               2
 3.   Act amended                                                2
 4.   Section 176 inserted                                       2
      176.     Ministerial access not to be used to raise
               political funds                              2




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                           Western Australia


                      LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

               (Introduced by Hon. Alison Xamon MLC)



   Electoral Amendment (Access to Ministers)
                  Bill 2012


                               A Bill for


An Act to amend the Electoral Act 1907.



The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:




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1    1.       Short title
2             This is the Electoral Amendment (Access to Ministers)
3             Act 2012.

4    2.       Commencement
5             This Act comes into operation as follows --
6              (a) sections 1 and 2 -- on the day on which this Act
7                    receives the Royal Assent;
8              (b) the rest of the Act -- on the day after that day.

9    3.       Act amended
10            This Act amends the Electoral Act 1907.

11   4.       Section 176 inserted
12            After section 175ZG insert:
13


14          176.    Ministerial access not to be used to raise
15                  political funds
16            (1)   In this section --
17                  Minister means a Minister in the Government;
18                  political fundraising event means a function, gathering
19                  or other event a purpose of which is to raise funds
20                  for --
21                    (a) a political party or an associated entity; or
22                    (b) a candidate or group in an election; or
23                    (c) a person to whom section 175Q applies.
24            (2)   A person who promotes a political fundraising event in
25                  a way that indicates --
26                    (a) that a Minister will be present at the event; and



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1           (b)   that other persons attending the event will have
2                 access to the Minister at the event or in
3                 association with the event,
4          commits an offence and is liable to a fine not
5          exceeding $10 000.
6    (3)   Subsection (2) does not apply if the promotion of the
7          event indicates that the Minister will be present at the
8          event in his or her capacity as a member of Parliament
9          and not in his or her capacity as a Minister.
10   (4)   A person who organises, holds or conducts a political
11         fundraising event that is promoted in a way that
12         contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and is
13         liable to a fine not exceeding $10 000.
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