12-01-2021, 05:49 AM
The Pandemic bill will be passed tomorrow with new safeguards. The amended bill now has the support of the Ombudsman and the Human Rights Law Centre, Law Institute of Victoria and Centre for Public Integrity all generally agreed that the bill was worth supporting.
Paul Hayes, QC and Victorian Bar president Roisin Annesley, QC, both still have concerns about the bill. They both said judges and magistrates should review detention orders rather than a detention appeals panel, but I think that's more about protecting turf. I'd rather have public health experts making decision about public health issues.
Interestingly, two party preferred support for the Andrews Government is just under 60%, and that's over 2% higher than the vote at the last State election. 63.5% of Victorian electors approve of the way Andrews is handling his job, up 3% points from mid-November 2021. Matthew Guy will be hard-pressed to retain the leadership of the Liberal Party, let alone repeal legislation. In addition, 76% of Victorians agree that an employed worker in Victoria should not be allowed to enter their employer’s workplace unless fully vaccinated (Figures from Roy Morgan).
As an aside, Roy Morgan conducted an interesting analysis of CBD protestors based on geo-fenced mobile device data. It's at https://www.roymorgan.com/findings/8864-...2111300446
Paul Hayes, QC and Victorian Bar president Roisin Annesley, QC, both still have concerns about the bill. They both said judges and magistrates should review detention orders rather than a detention appeals panel, but I think that's more about protecting turf. I'd rather have public health experts making decision about public health issues.
Interestingly, two party preferred support for the Andrews Government is just under 60%, and that's over 2% higher than the vote at the last State election. 63.5% of Victorian electors approve of the way Andrews is handling his job, up 3% points from mid-November 2021. Matthew Guy will be hard-pressed to retain the leadership of the Liberal Party, let alone repeal legislation. In addition, 76% of Victorians agree that an employed worker in Victoria should not be allowed to enter their employer’s workplace unless fully vaccinated (Figures from Roy Morgan).
As an aside, Roy Morgan conducted an interesting analysis of CBD protestors based on geo-fenced mobile device data. It's at https://www.roymorgan.com/findings/8864-...2111300446
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?” Oddball