Tuesday, 12 May 2026

 Brad ROWSWELL (Sandringham) (14:08): My question is to the Premier. How many times has the Premier, her office or government department met with the Lottery Corporation, who have donated $177,000 to the Labor Party, in the last 12 months?

Members interjecting.

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Yan Yean! Member for Broadmeadows! The member for Broadmeadows can leave the chamber for half an hour.

Member for Broadmeadows withdrew from chamber.

Anthony Carbines: On a point of order, Speaker, to assist the house, I make available the AEC’s Lottery Corporation donations to the Liberal Party – $163,000.

The SPEAKER: That is not a point of order.

 Jacinta ALLAN (Bendigo East – Premier) (14:09): In regard to meetings that I have held and ministers of my government have held, all of those are declared in the appropriate ways, as required by a change that I made as Premier to the disclosure of ministerial diaries.

Brad Rowswell: On a point of order, Speaker, the question was a very specific question. The question was how many times. The Premier has failed to answer that very specific question. I would ask you to encourage her to do so.

The SPEAKER: That is not a point of order. The Premier has responded accordingly.

 Brad ROWSWELL (Sandringham) (14:10): How many times has the Premier, her office or government department met with the Lottery Corporation’s registered lobbyist Chris Owner, a former chief of staff to a former Labor gambling minister and the current member for Williamstown, in the last 12 months?

 Jacinta ALLAN (Bendigo East – Premier) (14:10): I refer the member for Sandringham to my previous answer, which is: I have, as Premier, required all meetings for all ministers in my government to now be disclosed. To my recollection – and I will check my own personal record – I have not had one of those meetings, but I will happily come back and provide further information if there is more to provide when it comes to my declarations.