Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments
Reply #397 –
That's not correct!
The Victorian Government introduced an omnibus justice bill in response to the Bondi massacre. The opposition and cross benches tried to add a half-baked amendment that was intended to increase IBAC's powers. The Government, as is their right, refused to allow that amendment to be passed. No Australian government would have allowed that to happen. It's the elected Government that sets the legislative agenda, not the opposition and cross benches.
A bipartisan parliamentary committee has made recommendations regarding IBAC's power to conduct "follow the money" investigations and the Government must table its response to those recommendations within six months. That is the appropriate and considered approach to developing legislation.
Meanwhile, VicPol's Taskforce Hawk has laid more than 70 charges against 15 individuals involved in construction industry criminality and the Big Build.
You can certainly question the competence of the Victorian Government but that's not corruption.