The president of the Victorian Bar has slammed the state’s new pandemic legislation as “appalling”.
Top lawyers say the Victorian government’s proposed pandemic laws will give politicians “a blank cheque to rule by decree” and run counter to basic democratic principles. Member for Caulfield and deputy leader of the opposition David Southwick, spoke on L’Chaim, to explain just how dangerous and unacceptable is the Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management) Bill 2021(Vic).