Lobby group considers top court challenge in fight for political donations transparency
LOBBY group My Vote Counts may return to court seeking to test the constitutionality of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) relating to donations for political parties.The group had given 13 political parties until Friday to respond to PAIA requests for information. My Vote Counts co-ordinator Janine Ogle said on Friday only four parties had responded. The group would weigh up its options, but may turn to the courts, she said.In 2015 My Vote Counts unsuccessfully sought to compel Parliament to pass legislation that obliges parties to disclose their sources of funding. In a majority ruling in September 2015 the Constitutional Court held that though the group maintained PAIA had shortcomings, it should have sought to attack its constitutional validity in the High Court.My Vote Count had argued Parliament failed in its constitutional obligation to citizens by failing to pass specific legislation ensuring that voters had right of access to information on private funding, i...
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