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What's to stop the Governor-General from creating a Royal Commission without being requested by the current government? Are there laws in place or is it more a convention type thing?
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Nov 4, 2014 03:29
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Nibbles! posted:GG's act on the advice of the government. The day they start acting on their own volition would see them dismissed or us becoming a republic very quickly. An independent GG actually doing their job and overseeing the Australian government doesn't sound like a bad idea to me.
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Nov 4, 2014 03:41
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Doctor Spaceman posted:It sounds like a recipe for a constitutional crisis to me. The keyword being independent. Mithranderp posted:The problem is, they are an unelected ceremonial Head of State, and running around doing things "for the greater good" would be all well and good, but it's not democracy. Yeah and?
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Nov 4, 2014 03:48
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CrazyTolradi posted:I don't think you understand how this system works. The current GG would never do anything you're suggesting, nor would any other GG likely even consider the course of action. They are purely a ceremonial role that is appointed by the goverment. Think about that before your next reply. Yes i'm aware that the role of GG now is to rubberstamp whatever the current government wants. However they still do have real power, they just simply choose not to use it as it would be career suicide. What i was getting at is that maybe they should use their powers for the benefit of the nation i.e. creating a Royal Commission of their own volition into the handling of asylum seekers arriving by boat, as as it stands now neither the ALP or LNP will ever request such a thing as they would both be pretty hosed.
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Nov 4, 2014 03:59
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