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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The South Australian Legislative Council: possibilities for reform |
Author: | Bastoni, J. |
Citation: | Australian Journal of Political Science, 2012; 47(2):227-238 |
Publisher: | Carfax Publishing |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
ISSN: | 1036-1146 1363-030X |
Statement of Responsibility: | Jordan Bastoni |
Abstract: | This paper seeks to enter the current debate over the future of the South Australian Legislative Council by critiquing recent reform proposals and then outlining some modest suggestions for reform. The paper contends that a number of recent reform proposals are explicitly partisan and seek to enlarge the role of large parties and majority government. On the contrary others would ban political parties. The paper contends that whilst the Legislative Council exhibits many of the characteristics of an effective and useful upper house, reform of four areas would enable its review function to be improved. These areas include: the size of the Council; the term lengths of members; the method for resolving deadlocks; and the method for replacing retiring members. The paper then critically examines the proposal to ban political parties; and argues instead that instituting the Robson Rotation system would promote freedom of association and freedom of choice by voters. |
Keywords: | Legislative Council reforms Robson Rotation South Australian Legislative Council |
Rights: | © 2012 Australian Political Studies Association |
DOI: | 10.1080/10361146.2011.623666 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2011.623666 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 History publications |
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