22 Oct
2012
22 Oct
'12
7:03 a.m.
Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au> wrote:
On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 05:05:44PM +1100, Andrew McGlashan wrote:
The constitution has no provision for political parties; each politician should represent their constituents independently. The party system is completely broken.
true enough, the constitution does not recognise political parties. it neither prohibits nor endorses them.
While this is generally correct, if you're concerned with the Commonwealth Constitution rather than the Victorian one, there is an exception - see section 15. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/coaca430/s15.html (relevant provisions introduced by amendment in 1977).