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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1990
THE GROUP HELD THE VIEW THAT THE COMMISSION, IF FORMED, SHOULD ASSUME AN EDUCATIONAL ROLE AND THE ROLE OF ARBITRATOR IN RIGHTS OF ACTION BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS; REVIEW LEGISLATION AND RECOMMEND CHANGES
RECEIVE TO THOSE LAWS THAT MIGHT CONFLICT THE BILL;
AND INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS; AND ISSUE GUIDELINES ON DEFINITION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
MRS CHOW SAID MEMBERS FELT THAT THE COMMISSION SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS PUBLIC AND SHOULD ALSO MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE.
0
ITS
INTER-CITIZEN RIGHTS SHOULD BE RETAINED
THE HON RONALD ARCULLI DISAGREED
IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIRD PARTY PERHAPS FROZEN FOR A
TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WITH SUGGESTIONS THAT INTER-CITIZEN OR RIGHTS SHOULD EITHER BE EXCLUDED, DEFERRED OR PERIOD.
ON
THE BILL
SPEAKING IN THE DEBATE QUESTIONED WHETHER HUMAN RIGHTS THAT HAD CREATED IF INTER-CITIZEN RIGHTS WERE TO BE LEGISLATION.
MR
OF RIGHTS,
ARCULLI DIFFERENT STATUS WOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF SEPARATE
BE
THAT WILL "WILL WE USE WORDS IN SUCH SEPARATE LEGISLATION
THE EFFECT? WILL BE
DO HOW
WE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT? IF SO, WHAT
THE GOVERNMENT AS PERFORM THIS SURGERY OF SEPARATING RIGHTS AGAINST OPPOSED TO AN INDIVIDUAL?" HE ASKED.
WAS
THIRD PARTY RIGHTS HB HE EXPLAINED THAT BY INTER-CITIZEN OR
AGAINST HAVE
ANOTHER AS MEANT SUCH RIGHTS AS ONE PERSON MIGHT PROVIDED IN THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS.
TO
TO LIMIT THE PROPOSED BILL OF MR ARCULLI ASKED IF WE WERE
IT PROPOSED RIGHTS TO A CITIZEN/GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIP, HOW WAS
SUCH A CAPACITY DISTINGUISH THE ACT OF A CIVIL SERVANT AS AN ACT IN AS OPPOSED TO SUCH CIVIL SERVANT ACTING ON HIS OWN.
WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IN THE FORMER CASE, THE GOVERNMENT SUCH ACTION WHILST IT MIGHT NOT BE IN THE LATTER CASE, HE SAID.
FOR
MR ARCULLI FELT THAT SO FAR THOSE WHO HAD ADVOCATED THAT INTER- OR FROZEN FOR A PERIOD HAD CITIZEN RIGHTS BE EXCLUDED, DEFERRED
AND PRIVACY AREAS CONCERNING PERHAPS
TOO MUCH
THERE WERE OTHER
CONCENTRATED
DISCRIMINATION.
HE SAID
ON
HUMAN
OF
RIGHTS THAT WERE EQUALLY IMPORTANT AND NOT NECESSARILY LESS COMPLICATED, AND CITED A NUMBER SUCH EXAMPLES.
WERE
OF ANY
RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS DEALT WITH
IN CONCLUSION, MR ARCULLI REITERATED THAT INTER-CITIZEN
EFFECTIVE PART BUT
INSEPARABLE AN LEGISLATION AND THAT CLAUSE 7 OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS WHICH THE ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE AMENDED.
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