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Doesn’t it pass that quickly because it got enough votes? In other words there wasn’t enough dissent to require further readings and debate because enough peopl
by basisword 5y ago
Doesn’t it pass that quickly because it got enough votes? In other words there wasn’t enough dissent to require further readings and debate because enough people were happy with it.
- sjy 5y agoThat’s a necessary condition for any bill to pass, but as explained in [2] and [3], this one followed an exceptional procedure which reduced the opportunity for parliamentarians outside the two major parties to consider, propose and persuade others to endorse amendments to the bill. The opposition was also “concerned” about aspects of it, but voted yes because of the “tension between how quickly criminals can adapt their trade craft and how long it takes to properly scrutinise and introduce the legislation required to counteract and disrupt criminal activity” [4]. [4] https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansards%2F38aecaea-ebc3-40c8-b36a-5c9638090797%2F0022;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansards%2F38aecaea-ebc3-40c8-b36a-5c9638090797%2F0025%22 https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display....