LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL POWERS AND PRIVILEGES BILL
SPEECH BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY
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Sir
Two weeks ago in this Chamber I spoke of the deep
concern expressed by many people from many walks of life
about the legislation which we are debating today, and,
although it is not usual to proceed further to debate the
Third Reading of a Bill, with your permission, Sir, and in
the public interest, I feel I must make an additional
statement on the general purpose of this Bill and emphasise
and explain, once more, the essential intention behind it.
Other Members have spoken in both general and
specific terms about each amendment and about the many
valuable suggestions which have been made by Members of the
legal profession, and by others, since the Second Reading of
the Bill a fortnight ago and, let me add, I agree with the
President of the Law Society who is reported as saying "it
substantially better Bill" as a result of the scrutiny
and suggestions for amendment that have been made and, I
might add, it is a substantially better Bill because of the
readiness of Members of this Council to consider with great
care and patience all the various suggestions that have been
made.
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