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(A) TO PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO, OR TO DECLINE TO ENACT DRAFT LEGISLATION PUT FORWARD BY THE EXECUTIVE SEMICOLON
(B)
TO VOTE OR DENY FUNDS SEMICOLON
(C)
TO DEBATE MATTERS OF POLICY SEMKCOLON
(D)
TO QUESTIMON THE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC ISSUES FOR WHICH
HIT IS RESPONSIBLE SEMBCOLON
(E)
TO CALL THE ADMINSTRATION TO ACCOUNT FOR THE EXPENDITURE
OF PUBL KC FUNDS.
13. UNDER EXISTING PRACTICE THE TEN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO
ARE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ARE REGULARLY CALLED UPON
TO REPRESENT THE GOVERNMENT POSITION IN DEBATE AND TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS. OTHER OFFICIALS MAY BE CALLED TO ATTEND MEETINGS
OF THE COUNCIL'S STANDING COMMITTEES (THE FINANCE AND PUBLIC
ACCOUNTS COMMITTEES) AND OF THE TWO SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE.
14.
THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL ALSO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN INTRODUCING GOVERNMENT
BUSINESS AND LEGISLATION INTO THE COUNCIL. THE PARTICIPATION OF
OFFICIALS ON THE WORKINGS OF THE COUNCHLINS THUS A DIST‹ÞNCT¡VE
FEATURE OF THE PRESENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE
LEGISLATURE. WHILE IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR OFFICIALS TO ATTEND BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE WITHOUT BEING MEMBERS, CONSIDERATION WOULD
NEED TO BE GIVEN TO APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE INTRODUCT MON OF GOVERNMENT BUSINESS AND LEGISLATION, FUNCTIONS WHICH HAVE HAMTHERTO BEEN CARRIED OUT ONLY BY FULL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THIS QUESTION IS DISCUSSED IN PARAGRAPHS 9-11 OF NOTE 3
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