University of New South Wales law professor George Williams says,based on precedent, threshold for dissolving both houses of parliament is very lowThe government could hold the establishment of a building industry watchdog as a double dissolution trigger despite the fact the bill has not been rejected twice by the Senate, or a constitutional expert says.
Senior members of the government have flagged they are willing to dissolve both houses of Parliament whether the Senate does not pass legislation on the Australian Building and Construction Commission.
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Source: theguardian.com