http://hansard.parliament.vic.gov.au/search?IW_DATABASE=*&IW_FIELD_WEB_STYLE=*%20AND%20SpeechIdKey%20CONTAINS%20(30October2003%2027515%2052447)%20AND%20OrderId%20CONTAINS%20(3052590) Search results for * AND SpeechIdKey CONTAINS (30October2003 27515 52447) AND OrderId CONTAINS (3052590) generated by Hansard Search en-au Thu, 28 Feb 2019 21:24:52 +1000 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 21:24:52 +1000 720 Perceptive Enterprise Search http://hansard.parliament.vic.gov.au/?IW_INDEX=Hansard91-94-NoCommon&IW_FIELD_TEXT=SpeechIdKey%20CONTAINS%20(30October2003-27515-52447)%20AND%20OrderId%20CONTAINS%20(3052590)&LDMS=Y We have just had a discussion about that today: the disclosure provisions that were contained in the 2002 Electoral Act were used to draw up the disclosure provisions in the Local Government (Democratic Reform) Bill, so we place a higher standard of disclosure on local government than we do on ourselves. The hypocrisy of that really demands some explaining. Is there more corruption in local government? I suppose I should not ask that question here, but is there more chance for people in local government to misbehave or be influenced by donations? I am not saying we should not have disclosure provisions - I think we should - but we should have them as well for state elections, because they are equally as ordinary. I would like to thank Geoffrey Goode from the Proportional Representation Society of Australia for sending his views on Robson rotation. That is something that should have been included in this because it breaks down any potential for tickets under proportional representation, and it also breaks down some of the party involvement. I know everyone around here says there is limited party involvement, but I think most people who are close to local government recognise that there is. I conclude by saying local government is the most important level of government, which may sound strange coming from a state member, but it is closest to the ... 55 http://hansard.parliament.vic.gov.au/?IW_INDEX=Hansard91-94-NoCommon&IW_FIELD_TEXT=SpeechIdKey%20CONTAINS%20(30October2003-27515-52447)%20AND%20OrderId%20CONTAINS%20(3052590)&LDMS=Y Thu, 30 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +1000