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The role of Tasmania’s subordinate legislation committee during the COVID-19 emergency

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posted on 2023-05-20, 15:39 authored by Brendan GogartyBrendan Gogarty, Appleby, G
On 17 March 2020, Tasmania entered a 'state of emergency' in response to COVID-19. Parliament stands adjourned, and the executive is regulating the crisis through delegated regulations that significantly limit civil rights and freedoms. Despite assurances that Tasmania's Subordinate Legislation Committee would scrutinise executive power throughout the crisis, its role has been limited, due to an overly prescriptive (and we argue incorrect) reading of Tasmania's scrutiny framework, which has not been properly reformed in several decades. This is a salient lesson as to why constitutional laws require regular review and modernisation, to ensure parliaments remain supreme even (and especially) during crises and emergencies.

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Publication title

Alternative Law Journal

Volume

45

Pagination

188-194

ISSN

1037-969X

Department/School

Faculty of Law

Publisher

Sage Publications Ltd.

Place of publication

UK

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