The South Australian Legislative Council: Possibilities for Reform
The South Australian Legislative Council: Possibilities for Reform
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南澳大利亚州立法委员会：改革的可能性
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2012
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J. Bastoni
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J. Bastoni
本文试图通过批评最近的改革建议，然后概述一些适度的改革建议，进入当前关于南澳大利亚立法委员会未来的辩论。本文认为，最近的一些改革建议明显带有党派色彩，并寻求扩大大党和多数政府的作用。相反，其他人则会禁止政党。文件认为，虽然立法会具备一个有效和有用的上院的许多特点，但在四个方面进行改革，可使立法会的检讨功能得到改善。这些领域包括：安理会的规模；成员的任期长度；解决死锁的方法；以及替换退休成员的方法。然后，本文批判性地审查了禁止政党的提议；并辩称，建立罗布森轮换制将促进选民的结社自由和选择自由。
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.