Narcotics Act

Furthermore, the Opposition cannot prevent it, as the recent Narcotics Bill and the News Media Ownership Bill have shown.

If the Government declares that there shall be no elections the public voice is also silenced.

The two party system was intended as a safeguard against this. Holding the power of veto the Upper House could delay legislation until an election.

However, as the Upper House was previously constituted with a majority of its members appointed by the government it merely mirrored the Lower House and was ineffectual.

For this reason it was abolished.