Insight for Sunday 9 October 2011 Insight | RNZ

Insight for 9 October 2011- Law-making & Urgency

8:13 AM.Philippa Tolley asks if the use of urgency is effecting public input into the law-making process. Audio

parliament This National- led government has passed nearly a hundred more bills than the previous Labour government did in it's first term.

Along with the rush of lawmaking, this government's term has also been marked by a considerable use of urgency.

Insight asks if trends are emerging that could lead to a reduction in the democratic process?