JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988
THE CHIEF SECRETARY moved the Second Reading of : 'A Bill to amend the Judicial Service Commission Ordinance'.
He said:
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I move that the Judicial
Service Commission
cap (Amendment) Bill 1988 be read a second time.
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In his speech at the opening of the legal year in January this year, the then Chief Justice announced a number of measures which it was proposed to take, aimed at underlining the independence of the Judiciary. The purpose of this Bill is to introduce the changes proposed for the Judicial Service Commission. These are to increase the membership of the Commission and to remove the requirement for the decisions to be unanimous.
At present, the Judicial Service Commission is composed of two members of the Judiciary, including the Chief Justice as Chairman; three members of the legal profession, including the Attorney General; and one lay member, the Chairman of the Public Service Commission. It is now proposed to expand the membership of the Commission so that it is composed of three members of the Judiciary, including the Chief Justice as Chairman; three members of the legal profession, including the Attorney General; and three lay members including the Chairman of the Public Service Commission. Thus, in future, the Judiciary, the legal profession and lay members will all be equally represented on the Commission.