The Labor Party’s concocted outrage about a small number of justice-related bills being tabled in the Upper House flies in the face of their Government’s history of using the same process for several pieces of highly controversial legislation.
It is hard to imagine how the Labor Party could keep a straight face when complaining about the introduction of four bills this week, considering their Government introduced both the Tote Tasmania Sale Act and the controversial Water and Sewerage reform bills through the Legislative Council.
The Liberal Government takes the same stance on introducing bills as previous Governments – while it is the exception rather than the rule, it is a perfectly valid process, particularly when they are bills relating to the portfolio of a Government Minister in the Upper House.
If there is any doubt over the validity of the process, why did the former Labor Government use it for two of the most controversial pieces of the past decade?
Bills tabled in the Upper House by Labor
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