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ORCID: 0000-0001-6190-2233 and Lippis, J 2020
, 'Independent in Tasmania’s Legislative Council'
, Australasian Parliamentary Review, vol. 34, no. 2
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Abstract
Independentmembers(IMLCs)havelongdominatedtheTasmanianLegislativeCouncil(Council) andareexpectedtoplayareviewandscrutinyratherthanapolicy-makingrole.However,thisarticlepresents researchthatfindsthat such membersareindeedable toachievepolicyinfluence despitetheirlackof supportivepartycolleaguesorapartystructure.CurrentandformerIMLCs,oneLaborMLC,andoneMemberofthelowerHouse ofAssembly,wereinterviewedforthisresearch. TheywereaskedabouttheIMLC role astheyseeit,thestrategiesused,ifinfacttheyareused, togainpolicyinfluence,IMLC workandinfluenceoncommittees,andtheobstacles,includingpoliticalobstacles, toIMLCs achievinginfluence.Ourpaper addresses thelackofstudiesofthelegislativebehaviourof Councillors, andestablishesthat,despitethereviewandscrutinyfocus oftheirrole,andtheattributionofthepolicymakingroletothelowerhouse,IMLCs doseekinfluenceanduse variousmeansofachieving it.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Authors/Creators: | Crowley, K and Lippis, J |
| Keywords: | independent members legislative council |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Australasian Parliamentary Review |
| Publisher: | Australasian Study of Parliament Group |
| ISSN: | 1447-9125 |
| Copyright Information: | Copyright 2020 the authors |
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