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Bill read the second time and committed to a Committee of the whole Council.
COMMITTEE STAGE
The Council went into committee and considered the following bills:
INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988
Question that clauses 1 and 2 stand part of the bill proposed, put and agreed to.
AUDIT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988
Question that clauses 1 to 3 stand part of the bill proposed, put and agreed to.
MENTAL HEALTH (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987
Question that the following clauses stand part of the bill proposed.
Question on clauses 3, 5, 8 to 16, 18, 19,
8 to 16, 18, 19, 21, 23 to 27 and 29 and 30 put and agreed to.
The Secretary for Health and Welfare addressed the Committee and moved amendments to clauses 1, 17 and 20.
Question on the amendments proposed, put and agreed to.
Question that clauses 1, 17 and 20 as amended stand part of the bill put and agreed to.
Mrs. Rosanna TAM addressed the Committee and moved amendments to clauses 2, 4 and 7.
Question on the amendments proposed, put and agreed to.
Question that clauses 2, 4 and 7 as amended stand part of the bill put and agreed to.
Mrs. Rosanna TAM and the Secretary for Health and Welfare addressed the Committee and moved amendments to clause 6.
Question on the amendments proposed, put and agreed to.
Question that clause 6 as amended stand part of the bill put and agreed to.
At 6.00 p.m. the Chief Secretary in accordance with Standing Order 68, moved the suspension of Standing Order 8(2).