How democracy works in Victoria

 In the beginning was the plan

and then came the assumptions

and the assumptions were without form
and the plan was completely without substance
and the darkness was upon the face of the voters
and they spoke among themselves, saying "it is a crock of shit, and it stinketh"
and the voters went unto Government bureaucrats and sayeth "it is a pail of dung and none may abide the odorf"
and the bureaucrats went to their Department Heads and sayeth unto them, "it is a
container of excrement and it is very strong, such that none may abide by
it",
and the Department heads went unto ther Ministerss and sayeth, "it is a vessel of
fertilizer, and none may abide its strength",
and the ministers spake amongst themselves, saying one to another, "it contains
that which aids plant growth, and it is very strong",
and the ministres went unto the Premier and sayeth unto him, "it
promotes growth and is very powerful"
and the Premier went on television and sayeth, "this new
plan will actively promote the growth and efficiency of this State

and the Cabinet Ministers looked upon the plan,
and saw that it was good, and the plan became policy.
This is how Shit Happens.