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Why is it acceptable in any country to sneak legislation through in unrelated bills? Genuinely interested in how this came to be/ what can be done.
by peterbraden 16y ago
Why is it acceptable in any country to sneak legislation through in unrelated bills?
Genuinely interested in how this came to be/ what can be done.
- oreilly 16y agoIt wasn't done in the same bills related to Christchurch. Rather, during the 'overtime' to deal with the aftermath of the Christchurch quake, this bill was promoted quickly also. Doing this speeds up the process and avoids a huge amount of oversight, consideration and public input, and has very much caught the NZ public by surprise. It's unlikely we (NZ public) will get organised enough to change this, and past laws with significant public outcry (which this doesn't have yet) have stayed without review, as referendum's are not binding in NZ.