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Sir,
with the existing redress system. I believe we have successfully achieved this with the Bill before this stit Council today, while at the same time ensuring that the
la Commissioner has more than adequate power to perform the
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functions for which he is designed, namely, to investigate complaints of maladministration against the Government. He will be independent; he will have sufficient staff to carry out his duties swiftly and effectively; he will have almost unlimited access to government files; he will have powers of entry into Government premises, and he will have sufficient means with which to ensure that his recommendations are heard and acted upon. It is in the interests of the community, of this Council and of the Government that he succeeds in his endeavours, thereby contributing to a more open and accountable government for the benefit of the community as a whole.
adjourned.
Sir, I move that the debate on this bill be now
Question on adjournment proposed, put and agreed to.