MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1990
SHORTLY ON THE DRAFTING OF MR MATHEWS SAID WORK WILL START
THE LEGISLATION. THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES OF WHICH ARE TO ENSURT THAT
CORONERS CAN
VERY
IMPORTANT
WORK
UNDERTAKEN
BY
THOROUGHLY. SPEEDILY AND INDEPENDENTLY.
BE
DISCHARGED
UNCERTAINTY IN RELATION TO THE DUTY TO REPORT CERTAIN TYPES DEATH TO THE CORONER WILL BE REMOVED.
OF
THE CORONER WILL BE GIVEN POWER TO OBTAIN POLICE ASSISTANCE FOR THE PURPOSES OF HIS INVESTIGATION AND INQUEST PROCEDURES WILL BE MADE CLEARER AND MORE EFFICIENT. THE POWER TO REQUIRE A CORONER TO RE- OPEN AN INQUEST WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND GIVEN TO THE HIGH COURT.
ΤΟ PROPOSAL PRESENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION IS A OFFICE OF OFFICIAL SOLICITOR IN THE LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT.
ESTABLISH
AN
THE
ROLE OF THE
NECESSARY LEGAL ADVICE AND
NEED OF
ΤΟ WILL BE REPRESENTATION FOR PERSONS WHO
BECAUSE OF A PARTICULAR
SUCH ASSISTANCE CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS MENTAL ILLNESS OR AGE.
OFFICIAL
SOLICITOR
PROVIDE
ARE IN VARIETY OF
"THE OFFICIAL
SAFETY NET FOR THE DISADVANTAGED.
11
WILL. SOLICITOR
EFFECT, IN MR MATHEWS SAID.
PROVIDE
A LEGAL
MR MATHEWS SAID
COUNTER COMPUTER RELATED
DRAFT
CRINE
IS LEGISLATION
UNDER PREPARATION AND THE UNAUTHORISED ACCESSING
TO
OF
COMPUTER SYSTEMS.
THE VOLUME
AND
SENSITIVITY
OF THE
INFORMATION
STORED IN THAT INFORMATION AT SPEED AND COMPUTERS. THEIR ABILITY TO PROCESS
NOVEL PRESENT THEIR VULNERAPILITY ΤΟ UNAUTHORISED INTERFERENCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ABUSES WHICH ARE NOT CURRENTLY TROSCRIBED BY LAW.
THE LAW REFORM
COMMISSION
STUDYING IS
THE POSSIBILITY
CODIFICATION OF ASPECTS OF THE CRIMINAL LAW.
OF
MR MATHEWS SAID
OF A
PAPER CONSULTATION
ON CODIFICATION
BEING GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LAW HAS BEEN PRODUCED AND IS NOW
PRACTICE AND TERTIARY LAWYERS IN GOVERNMENT. STUDIED BY INSTITUTIONS.
PRIVATE
LAW
IS THAT THE ONE OF THE OBVIOUS ADVANTAGES OF ALMOST ANY CODE THAT IT
COMPREHENSIBLE, COVERS WILL BE
ACCESSIBLE. MORE
MORE READILY TRANSLATED INTO CONSISTENT AND CERTAIN. A CODE MAY RE CHINESE.
ONE
LAW AND
IT'S
"THERE IS ALWAYS THE RISK THAT CODIFICATION MIGHT STULTIFY OF THE AVENUES FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COMMON TRADITIONS: JUDICIAL PRECEDENT.
ADVANTAGES
"PLAINLY
OF
WE
HAVE ΤΟ ACCESSIBILITY
BALANCE
AND
SUCH CLARITY
PROBLEMS
THAT SOME
AGAINST
FORM
ANY
OF
2
CODIFICATION MIGHT PRODUCE,
HE SAID.
/MR MATHEWS