Submission, to Prime Minister's Consultative Group on Constitutional Change, on proposals to amend the section of the Commonwealth Constitution dealing with the resolution of deadlocks
(2004) Submission, to Prime Minister's Consultative Group on Constitutional Change, on proposals to amend the section of the Commonwealth Constitution dealing with the resolution of deadlocks.
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Abstract
I argued (i) that the 'problem' of Senate obstructionism was exaggerated, (ii) that s 57 of the Constitution had no urgent need of amendment, (iii) that if it were to be amended, having a referendum to determine whether the people approved of a particular Bill would be preferable to the current system, and (iv) that it would be more to the point to amend the rules about election of Senators to ensure that the Senate should represent *current* popular opinion as well as the House of representatives does.
| Item Type: | Other |
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| Status: | Unpublished |
| Keywords: | commonwealth of australia; constitution; senate; house of representatives; bicameralism; deadlocks; legislation |
| Subjects: | 360000 Policy and Political Science > 360100 Political Science > 360101 Australian Government and Politics 390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390100 Law > 390103 Constitutionalism and Constitutional Law |
| ID Code: | 7934 |
| Deposited By: | Pyke, John R |
| Deposited On: | 30 May 2007 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.pmc.gov.au/conschange/Submissions/sub_290.rtf |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2004 John R. Pyke |