How much new law is there every year?

By on July 20, 2012 in Liberal democracy

Here’s a new one minute video about just how much law is passed in the federal parliament. Watch to the end – you’ll be shocked!

For more information about the massive increase in legislative and regulatory activity over the last few decades, my 2008 monograph The Growth of Australia’s Regulatory State is available in pdf at the IPA website.

About Chris Berg

Chris Berg is a Research Fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs. He is a regular columnist with the Sunday Age and Sydney Morning Herald, and ABC's The Drum, covering cultural, political and economic issues. He is an award-winning former editor of the IPA Review. His latest book is In Defence of Freedom of Speech: from Ancient Greece to Andrew Bolt. A monograph, The Growth of Australia's Regulatory State, was published in 2008. He is also the editor of 100 Great Books of Liberty (with John Roskam) published by Connor Court Publishing in 2010, and The National Curriculum: A Critique (2011).
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