Coalition's planned foreign veto powers could be unconstitutional, inquiry told

Prof George Williams doubts if the Morrison government can scrap Victoria's belt and road initiative with Beijing

The Morrison government needs to overhaul its planned new foreign veto powers because the legislation contains very serious" drafting problems and raises fairly deep constitutional concerns", a parliamentary inquiry has been told.

The constitutional law expert, Prof George Williams, raised doubts about the federal government's ability to scrap Victoria's agreement with Beijing on the belt and road initiative, which is in Canberra's sights.