City of Perth Bill Yo-Yo: Mismanagement or Panic?

One minute the City of Perth Bill is oh-so-important. The next, it drops down below all these:
1. Terrorism (Extraordinary Powers) Amendment Bill 2015 (Minister for Police) (No. 150, 2r. – 24/9/15) Second reading. Adjourned debate (Mr D.A. Templeman).
2. Sentencing Amendment Bill 2014 (Minister for Police) (LC No. 88, 2r. – 24/2/15) Second reading. Adjourned debate (Leader of the House).
3. Perth Market (Disposal) Bill 2015 (Treasurer) (No. 149, 2r. – 23/9/15) Second reading. Adjourned debate (Mr D.A. Templeman).
4. Liquor Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 (Minister for Regional Development) (LC No. 141 , 2r. – 15/10/15) Second reading. Adjourned debate (Mr D.A. Templeman).
5. Graffiti Vandalism Bill 2015 (Minister for Police) (No. 147, 2r. – 15/9/15) To be read a third time.

No 3, the Perth Market (Disposal) Bill is all about flogging off an asset to try to disguise this Government's financial mismanagement - enough said.

To be fair, No 5, the Graffiti Vandalism Bill, is at the usually formal third reading stage, having been through all the detailed second reading debate and consideration in detail, but overall the yo-yoing of the City of Perth Bill up and down the Notice Paper smacks of either mismanagement of the Parliament's time or panic.

Quite likely, of course, that having already fragmented the second reading debate over three separate sessions, the Government is hoping that further delay will defuse the opposition, especially in its own ranks.

Dream on, Col!

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