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4.
Under Rules 21 and 24 of the Probation of Offenders
Rules, probation officers and superintendents of approved
institutions are required to keep proper records on probationers
under their supervision, and to enter the particulars on
appropriate forms which are prescribed in the schedule to the
Ordinance. These forms record information about the supervision
given to the probationer and constitute part of the probation
file which may have to be produced for the court's reference.
The format of these forms requires amendment from time to time
in order to reflect current practice. At present, the authority
to prescribe these forms is vested in the Governor-in-Council
under section 12(e) of the Ordinance. It is felt that the
amendment of administrative forms does not warrant reference to
the Executive Council. Clause 3 of the Bill therefore deletes
the existing provision and Clause 4 provides the Director of
Social Welfare with the authority to specify the form of records
to be kept under the Ordinance.
5.
adjourned.
Sir, I move that the debate on this motion be now
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