Loss of Majority in Parliament
& Forming a New Government
Thursday 25 February 2021
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Loss of Majority in Parliament & Forming a New Government: The Guiding Constitutional Principles & Conventions
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This webinar will deal with the applicable principles and conventions when a popularly elected government subsequently suffers a loss of majority support in Parliament. How is a new government to be formed? Does the new government enjoy legal legitimacy, particularly in a democratic system of government? Is there a need to return the mandate to the electorate to determine the choice of government?
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Webinar Details
Date: Thursday 25 February 2021
Cost: Complimentary
Time:
- 16:30 - 18:30 (Sydney/Canberra/Melbourne/Solomon Islands/Vanuatu)
- 18:30 - 20:30 (Wellington/Tonga)
- 17:30 - 19:30 (Fiji/Tuvalu)
- 15:30 - 17:30 (PNG)
- 14:30 - 16:30 (Tokyo/Seoul)
- 13:30 - 15:30 (Kuala Lumpur/Beijing/Hong Kong)
- 11:00 - 13:00 (Delhi/Colombo)
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Speaker Panel
Moderator
Mr Steven Thiru
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Panellists
Ms Debra Angus
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Dr Wolgang Babeck
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Dr Anna Diedzic
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Mr Shyam Divan
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Mr Saroj K Ghimire
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Mr John McKendrick
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