March 07, 2022
Submission on the Public Health & Other Legislation (Extension of Expiring Conditions) Amendment Bill 2022
There is a façade of legality over this ongoing use of emergency powers in Queensland to further the government’s political objectives and undermine the rule of law. The inadequate institutional and constitutional frameworks within which such emergency powers have been used in Queensland has made this unhindered exploitation of emergency powers by the Executive Government dangerously easy. If allowed to continue I believe it will lead to no less than the radical overthrow of our way of life and political system. We need to restore balance and accountability to the policy-making process in Queensland. And we need to reject this reigning culture of fear before it’s too late, start re-opening our economy responsibly, end ‘government by decree’ powers, abolish the hated vaccine mandates, and restore Queensland’s democratic voice by restoring the power of the Legislature and all its functions.
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