The NSW Coalition’s most senior law officer, Alister Henskens, has been accused of displaying a “dereliction of duty” after he tried to rush new domestic violence bail laws through the state parliament before even reading the bill.

In an extraordinary move, Henskens wanted to suspend standing orders so the Minns government’s new laws, which include the removal of the presumption of bail for serious domestic violence offenders, would pass without consultation.

The changes follow a string of high-profile alleged domestic violence offences, including the death of Forbes woman Molly Ticehurst last month.

The bill had not yet been tabled to parliament when Henskens, the shadow attorney-general, argued that there was no time to waste in toughening bail laws. He later said he had seen the government’s press release outlining the changes and knew the bill would not be controversial or lengthy.

Henskens said the laws had been modelled on a bill proposed by the Coalition, and the shadow cabinet had agreed to support Labor’s laws.

However, Henskens’ push failed when Sydney MP Alex Greenwich and Greens MP for Newtown Jenny Leong delivered a blistering attack.

Greenwich said he had been in parliament for “five premiers, five leaders of the opposition and four different parliaments”, and he had never seen a proposal with “such disrespect to stakeholders in this space”.

“I’ve never seen a greater dereliction of duty of an opposition to not even look at a bill, or greater disrespect for stakeholders to say you don’t want to consult with them,” Greenwich said.

“They want to rubber stamp something they haven’t ever seen. But let me say this to the stakeholders and those concerned: if the opposition are going to abrogate their responsibility in this space, the crossbench will pick it up.”