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Monday, 9 May 2011
... and before any decisions are made on what the Interim Leader has to do, when an Interim Leader must be elected, and when the permanent Leader must be elected.
Some of the things he is reported to have said do not seem to jibe with the Constitution of the Liberal Party, and before he or the Board of Directors or the caucus of MPs decides anything that might conflict with that Constitution, they need to consider some legal advice on what exactly they may or may not do under our Constitution.
Three Big Legal Problems facing Caucus and Board of Directors:
There are three things the party needs good legal advice on before Caucus MPs vote on Wednesday, or next week:
- Why requiring an Interim Leader to agree not to run for permanent Leader is against the Constitution;
- Why not appointing an Interim Leader within 27 days of May 3 is against the Constitution; and
- Why not holding a Leadership Vote within 5 months is against the Constitution.
The risk the party runs if it breaches its Constitution is that its status as a charity
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Labels: democratic deficit, Liberal Party, political reform
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