Political parties that have stated their
intention to vote against the Supreme Court Bill - United
Future, National, ACT and NZ First - should be congratulated
by all New Zealanders for defending the constitutional
process, says Business NZ.
Chief Executive Simon Carlaw
said the Government's rush to reconstruct the most senior
level of the judicial system based on a slim majority in
Parliament was dangerous and could lead to diminished
respect for a supreme court.
"This would be a regrettable
disservice to the judicial process.
"Business, frequently
the deep pocket when judicial decision-making goes astray,
has been particularly shabbily treated. Reasoned and
reasonable contributions to the debate have been totally
ignored.
"The manner in which the Bill has been
introduced and bulldozed through can give no confidence in
the process of constitutional review which the Government
says will come next," Mr Carlaw
said.
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