Speaker Trevor Mallard has lashed the Labour Government for its urgent passing of Covid-19 “traffic light system” legislation, saying that such use of urgent lawmaking was no longer, and should no longer, be common - because it creates bad law. Speaker Trevor Mallard has lashed the Labour Government for its urgent passing of Covid-19 “traffic light system” legislation, though he has allowed the law to be passed. He said the Government, which announced its plans for a “traffic light system” in October, should have made public its policy decision, legal drafting instructions and early drafts of the bill. Knight, the law professor, said that rushing legislation would make some people “really nervous that something’s being hidden”. Both the National and Green parties have called for the law to be reviewed by a select committee after it is enacted.

Source: Stuff November 24, 2021 14:26 UTC