On Drive with Kylie Baxter:
The Tasmanian Government has confirmed it will introduce legislation to push the Macquarie Point AFL stadium forward, bypassing the planning process already underway. Vica Bayley is the Greens Member for Clark and gives his perspective on the special legislation.
The segment starts at 1.02.58 with a recap of Minister Abetz’s views on the “legal” issues with the current assessment process, as shared with Leon Compton earlier in the day.
Mr Bayley is introduced at 1.06.02 and outlines the real reasons why the government is “sidestepping the Planning Commission”. Referring to documents tabled in Parliament showing interventions in the process of obtaining that “advice”, he argues that the “legal advice” the government is relying on to justify its position is “doctored” advice – indeed, is not legal advice but a political brief.
The segment concludes at 1.15.20.