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Bill: CPL Devolution Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Liberal Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: January 2112
Description[?]:
| A proposal to enhance local government by devolving power to the regions, in certain areas tha can be detremined by local governments, such as Health and Education. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Current: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Proposed: Health and safety laws are to be determined by local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Current: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Proposed: Funding and operation of libraries is left entirely to local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:44:47, September 10, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Liberal Party | To | Debating the CPL Devolution Bill |
| Message | Comments? |
| Date | 12:25:55, September 11, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Party for Equality | To | Debating the CPL Devolution Bill |
| Message | No, because if it is left up to local governments there is no way that we are sure it is going to happen - libraries for example, I don't mind them being locally controlled, but we need to make sure they exist, which leaving it entirely to local governments gives us no guarantee of. |
| Date | 13:31:52, September 11, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Liberal Party | To | Debating the CPL Devolution Bill |
| Message | We feel that government should be moved closer to the people, hence devolution and the strengthening of local government with the above proposals to devolve some more power. |
| Date | 15:30:42, September 12, 2005 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the CPL Devolution Bill |
| Message | We agree. The lower the level of government, the more influence the local citizens can have. We support in full. |
| Date | 19:26:05, September 15, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Liberal Party | To | Debating the CPL Devolution Bill |
| Message | to vote. |
| Date | 22:43:21, September 15, 2005 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the CPL Devolution Bill |
| Message | The AAP must oppose. While we gladly place power in the hands of local representatives, there are certain fundamental choices that should NOT be left up to local feudal politics. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 18 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 229 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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