WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1987
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INDEPENDENT OPINION SURVEY OFFICE ON GREEN PAPER SET UP
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AN INDEPENDENT SURVEY OFFICE WILL BE SET UP TO COLLECT COLLATE AND REPORT ON PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE FORTHCOMING GREEN PAPER ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED IN MAY THIS YEAR.
THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE SURVEY OFFICE ARE:
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TO INVITE AS WIDE A PUBLIC RESPONSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE ISSUES DISCUSSED IN THE GREEN PAPER: +THE 1987 REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT+ AND TO RECEIVE AND RECORD ALL VIEWS EXPRESSED IN WRITING BY SEPTEMBER 30, 1987, INCLUDING THOSE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO IT OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH ESTABLISHED CONSULTATIVE CHANNELS, AND
TO SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL, NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 31, 1987, AN IMPARTIAL AND ACCURATE REPORT COLLATING AND PRESENTING ALL SUCH VIEWS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS:
ELICITATION OF PUBLIC RESPONSE: THE SURVEY OFFICE SHALL INVITE GROUPS, ASSOCIATIONS, STATUTORY AND NON-STATUTORY BODIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO CONSIDER THE ISSUES DISCUSSED IN THE GREEN PAPER AND TO FORWARD THEIR VIEWS IN WRITING TO THE SURVEY OFFICE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO ENCOURAGE AS WIDE A RESPONSE AS POSSIBLE.
PUBLIC OPINION SURVEYS: THE SURVEY OFFICE MAY COMMISSION PUBLIC OPINION SURVEYS, IT SHALL TAKE NOTE OF OTHER SURVEYS AND COMMENT ON THEM.
CONFIDENTIALITY: DOCUMENTS IN RESPECT OF WHICH CONFIDENTIALITY HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY THE CONTRIBUTOR SHALL BE TREATED ACCORDINGLY AND SHALL BE DESTROYED AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF THE WHITE PAPER.
MEDIA REPORTS: THE SURVEY OFFICE SHALL MONITOR VIEWS AS REPORTED IN THE MEDIA, TO THE EXTENT THAT THESE COMPLEMENT, AND DO NOT REPEAT, SUBMISSIONS ALREADY RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE.
SIGNATURE CAMPAIGNS AND SIMILAR DOCUMENTS:
THE SURVEY OFFICE SHALL COMMENT UPON THE SOURCE AND METHOD OF COMPILATION OF SUCH DOCUMENTS
DRAWING ATTENTION TO ANY DUPLICATION OR REPÉTITION.
THE REPORT SHALL, INTER ALIA, INCLUDE FACTUAL SUMMARIES OF OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
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