Monthly Archives: May 2013

Royal Succession: New South Wales prepares to introduce its bill

Posted on May 21, 2013 by pp549

Premier Barry O’Farrell today gave notice of a motion to introduce the Succession to the Crown (Request) Bill 2013, requesting that the Federal Parliament enact changes to the succession law. No text of the bill up yet, but it should … Continue reading →

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Escaping the judges: New Zealand

Posted on May 20, 2013 by pp549

Apparently, the New Zealand Parliament just passed the Public Health and Disability bill under urgency which included a rather nasty clause which puts paid to a saga of government court defeats on the fairness of disability payments: [When this law … Continue reading →

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Royal Succession: Queensland passes

Posted on May 14, 2013 by pp549

I missed this, but the Parliament of Queensland passed the Succession to the Crown Bill 2013 on the 2nd of May. It was taken from 2nd reading through consideration in detail to Third Reading in an hour and forty minutes, … Continue reading →

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The value of opposition and the perils of abusing your powers

Posted on May 10, 2013 by pp549

Once upon a time, oppositions could extract concessions from governments. That all changed when oppositions started abusing their power to delay government business. Here, in my view, is a perfect example of how abusing power on one side leads to … Continue reading →

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Government pre-emption of Parliament

Posted on May 1, 2013 by pp549

The Lords’ Select Committee on the Constitution, just before prorogation, finished its report on pre-emption of Parliament. This is where government ministers incur costs and make changes to legally established bodies in anticipation of the bill that authorises them becoming … Continue reading →

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