Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 10, 2016 7:45:16 GMT 12
BUSINESSES CRITICISE CALLS FOR NZ CONSTITUTION
Business New Zealand has taken a swipe at suggestions that New Zealand should have a written constitution, saying it would upset a delicate balance of powers in New Zealand and encourage more litigation.
The push for a written constitution got a boost last month in a new book co-authored by former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer.
It had a range of suggestions, including Republican status for New Zealand, a stronger Bill of Rights, limits on parliamentary urgency and incorporation of the Treaty of Waitangi into constitutional law.
But a column written for Business New Zealand by legal adviser Barbara Burton took a contrary view.....
"It would be a backward step for business and society generally to upset the working balance of powers delivered by our current constitutional arrangements." ....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/business/315247/businesses-criticise-calls-for-nz-constitution
Business New Zealand has taken a swipe at suggestions that New Zealand should have a written constitution, saying it would upset a delicate balance of powers in New Zealand and encourage more litigation.
The push for a written constitution got a boost last month in a new book co-authored by former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer.
It had a range of suggestions, including Republican status for New Zealand, a stronger Bill of Rights, limits on parliamentary urgency and incorporation of the Treaty of Waitangi into constitutional law.
But a column written for Business New Zealand by legal adviser Barbara Burton took a contrary view.....
"It would be a backward step for business and society generally to upset the working balance of powers delivered by our current constitutional arrangements." ....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/business/315247/businesses-criticise-calls-for-nz-constitution