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"Fisheries Minister Shane Jones overrode official advice a $50,000 fine for leaking footage from fishing boat cameras - five times the penalty under the Privacy Act - would be 'unreasonable'."
#RussellPalmer, Political Reporter, #RNZ, 2026
Overriding official advice to pass deeply corrupt policy into law seems to be a hobby for NatACT First. It's like they're trying to fill a bingo card, by ignoring advice from every government department.
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"The Regulatory Standards Bill has passed with the backing of the coalition parties.
National and New Zealand First agreed to pass the bill into law as part of their coalition agreements with ACT.
The bill has faced fierce pushback from the public, with more than 98 percent of public submissions opposed."
#RussellPalmer, 2025
Parliamentary supremacy at its most antidemocratic. In 2026 I will vote for a party that makes scrapping it a bottom line.