First impressions of South Australian government’s “Citizens’ Jury”
Well, they will provide to the jury members meals, $500 compensation, travel assistance and accommodation if needed. This is all fair enough. If the jury members were not compensated in this way, we’d be likely to end up with a bunch of volunteered pro nuclear shills.
They apparently don’t assist with child care – probably eliminating young mothers from the jury.
The jury is asked to produce an independent guide to help every South Australian understand the recommendations raised by the Royal Commission’s report.
The task of the first Citizens’ Jury is inappropriate for a Citizens’ Jury. A Citizens’ Jury should be tasked with making a judgement about something. It should not be a promotional exercise.
They will say it is not a promotional exercise, but it is hard to imagine how randomly selected citizens will be able to question or disagree with the recommendations of the Royal Commission if their task is to help South Australians understand the recommendations.
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