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Drawing from personal experience as a former minister, the speaker warns about the dangers associated with signing regulations—which directly impact law. Once signed, a regulation becomes law and can only be challenged through lengthy processes of disallowance by parliamentary houses, which the government often controls.
If a government holds sufficient parliamentary backing—whether in the House or Senate—these regulations can be effectively embedded and implemented without meaningful opposition. This precedent raises alarms about unchecked executive power and the potential for laws to be shaped behind closed doors.