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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1987
+ THE ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF PROPRIETY IN ANY COMMUNITY CHANGE AND DEVELOP WITH TIME. IF PRECISE DEFINITIONS OF THESE TERMS WERE ENSHRINED IN LAW, REGULAR LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS WOULD BE REQUIRED, HE SAID.
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MEMBERS OF THE PROPOSED TRIBUNAL, BY VIRTUE OF THEIR STATUS AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PUBLIC, WOULD BE CAPABLE OF ASSESSING WHAT WAS GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY.
MR FORD ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WAS A RISK OF INCONSISTENCY WHEN MORE THAN ONE PERSON SAT, OR DIFFERENT PERSONS SAT AT DIFFERENT TIMES, ON THE TRIBUNAL.
+NEVERTHELESS, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN THE JUDICIAL PROCESS ON MATTERS OF PROPRIETY IS PREFERABLE TO RELIANCE, AS AT PRESENT, ON THE JUDGMENT OF A SINGLE MAGISTRATE,+ HE SAID.
1F ANY PARTY TO TRI BUNAL PROCEEDINGS FELT THAT THERE WAS INCONSISTENCY, IT MIGHT SEEK A FULL HEARING IN WHICH PARTIES MIGHT BE LEGALLY REPRESENTED, EXPERT OPINION MIGHT BE SOUGHT AND, IF DEEMED NECESSARY, THE SERVICES OF ADDITIONAL ADJUDICATORS ENLISTED.
+ THE PROBLEM OF INCONSISTENCY WILL BE FURTHER REDUCED AS ! THE REPOSITORY BUILDS UP ITS STOCK OF ARTICLES CLASSIFIED WHICH WILL PROVIDE A SOURCE OF REFERENCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE TRIBUNAL AND THOSE WHO INTEND TO PUBLISH MATERIAL OF THIS KIND, HE SAID.
+A PANEL OF UP TO 80 ADJUDICATORS WILL BE DRAWN WITH CARE FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND INTERESTS AND REPRESENTING A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY.+
HE SAID THAT ONLY EXPERIENCE WOULD CONFIRM THE SUCCESS OR OTHERWISE OF THE PROCESS. HE ASSURED COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT THE . SITUATION WOULD BE CAREFULLY WATCHED AND ASSESSED.
MR FORD ADDED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCEPT COMPLAINTS FROM ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC AND CONSIDER, ON LEGAL ADVICE, WHETHER THE SUBJECT ARTICLE JUSTIFIED A SUBMISSION TO THE TRIBUNAL.
+THESE COMPLAINTS SHOULD BE CHANNELLED TO THE NEWSPAPERS REGISTRATION UNIT OF THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY OR THROUGH ANY DISTRICT OFFICE,+ HE SAID.
DE BATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
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