HB 1191: Party Organisation Act

[Oakvale]

In the interests of clarity I should say on the outset that if the imposition of a primary system in principle is a barrier to the rest of what I think is a very important piece of legislation's passage I'd have no particular objection to splitting the bill by amendment and introducing the notion at a later date.

I do think it's a conversation worth having.

[Oakvale]

If there's no further comment I'll submit an amendment shortly to excise the primary system since the primary purpose of the Act is actually to close a major loophole on the lack of a definition for a 'major' party in our Constitution.

[Oakvale]

I am leaving the "major party/recognised party" distinction in statute as I think it would give us some useful flexibility in legislating in the future - as anyone knows, there's a significant practical difference between a 'major party' on paper and a 'major party' proper.


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[Oakvale]

Aye.

[Oakvale]

Aye!