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FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1989
"THE GROWING NUMBER OF APPEALS
IN
RECENT YEARS
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HOWEVER HAS APPEAL THE
THE ON
COUNCIL'S TIME AND THE NEW PLACED A GREAT BURDEN
MEASURE TO RELIEVE BOARDS ARE A NECESSARY INDEED LONG OVERDUE COUNCIL OF THIS HEAVY WORKLOAD," HE SAID.
TWO APPEAL BOARDS WOULD THE SPOKESMAN SAID DETERMINE APPEALS AGAINST THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE RESPECTIVELY.
BE CREATED TO REGIONAL COUNCIL
MEMBERS OF THE
THE BOARDS WOULD COMPRISE FIVE MEMBERS: THREE PUBLIC APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, AND TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILLORS.
OF A MINORITY OP THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PRESENCE
MUNICIPAL ATTENTION WAS PAID TO COUNCILLORS ON THE BOARDS WAS TO ENSURE THAT MUNICIPAL COUNCIL POLICIES WHEN APPEALS WERE BEING DETERMINED.
INDEPENDENCE, NO COUNCILLORS "HOWEVER, TO ENSURE THE BOARDS'
SIT ON INVOLVED IN AN ORIGINAL LICENSING DECISION WILL BE ALLOWED TO
DECISION IS CONSIDERED, HE THE BOARDS WHEN AN APPEAL AGAINST THAT SAID.
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PUBLIC, IT WAS ENVISAGED THAT APPEAL HEARINGS WOULD BE HELD IN
AT THE HEARING AND BOTH PARTIES TO THE APPEAL ALLOWED TO BE PRESENT AND BE LEGALLY REPRESENTED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE APPEAL BOARDS' DECISIONS WOULD BE FINAL, ALTHOUGH THE RIGHT TO SEEK JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE BOARDS' PROCEEDINGS,
REGULATIONS WOULD OR TO PETITION THE GOVERNOR UNDER COLONIAL UNIMPAIRED.
REMAIN
THE MERITS THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALSO STUDIED
APPEALS TRIBUNAL TO DETERMINE OF CREATING A GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ALL APPEALS LYING TO THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
THIS WAS FOUND TO BE UNNECESSARY HOWEVER, NEARLY ALL APPEALS WERE AGAINST LICENSING DECISIONS OF COUNCILS UNDER THE THREE ORDINANCES MENTIONED EARLIER.
SINCE IN
THE
PRACTICE MUNICIPAL
"CREATION OF THE APPEAL BOARDS WILL THUS RELIEVE THE COUNCIL OF MOST OF ITS APPEALS WORK, HE SAID.
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EXECUTIVE
LEGISLATION TO CREATE THE BOARDS IS NOW BEING DRAFTED AND BE SUBMITTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
WILL
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