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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1991
**THAT REVIEW HAS IDENTIFIED TWO ASPECTS OF ARRANGEMENTS WHICH ARE NOT ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY.
THE
PRESENT
"FIRST, THE AMBIT OF THE OFFICIAL SOLICITOR'S DUTIES DESCRIBED IN EXISTING LEGISLATION.
IS NOT
"SECONDLY, IT IS DESIRABLE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A SINGLE PUBLIC SOLICITOR BUT OFFICER WHO CAN BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AS THE OFFICIAL
DUTIES AND THAT IS NOT
CASE AT PRESENT: WHILE SOME OF THE THE
PROVIDED USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE OFFICE ARE RESPONSIBILITIES THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, OTHERS ARE PROVIDED BY THE CROWN SOLICITOR THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, "THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAID.
BY
AND
WHOSE
MR MATHEWS SAID THE BILL IMPROVED UPON THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS BY PROVIDING FOR
SOLICITOR, OFFICIAL THE APPOINTMENT OF AN
TO, THE DUTIES WERE SET OUT IN CLAUSE 4 OF, AND THE FIRST SCHEDULE BILL.
MR MATHEWS SAID THE OFFICIAL SOLICITOR WOUEL TAKE OVER THE WORK SOLICITOR, HITHERTO CARRIED OUT BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL AS OFFICIAL JUDICIAL
PREVIOUSLY DUTIES TRUSTEE AND OFFICIAL TRUSTEE AND CERTAIN UNDERTAKEN BY THE CROWN SOLICITOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE.
"THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL RELIEVE THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF HIS DEPARTMENT AND WILL
RESPONSIBILITIES SOLICITOR AND HIS DUTIES AND THE OFFICIAL IDENTIFIABLE," HE SAID.
DUTIES
MAKE
CLEARLY
CLAUSE 6 OF THE BILL EMPOWERED THE OFFICIAL SOLICITOR TO CHARGE FOR HIS SERVICES AND RECOVER COSTS.
CLAUSE
7
PROVIDED THAT THE DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID APPOINTED THE FIRST OFFICIAL SOLICITOR.
WAS
TO BE
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
FOUR BILLS INTRODUCED TO TRANSFER TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES TO VTC
* * *
TODAY ΤΟ TRANSFER VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIAL
FOUR BILLS WERE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (WEDNESDAY) TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION RESPONSIBILITY FOR DELIVERING APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING AND TRAINING FOR THE DISABLED FROM THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT TO THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL (VTC).
THEY WERE THE APPRENTICESHIP
(AMENDMENT)
BILL 1991,
THE 1991,
INDUSTRIAL
BILL (AMENDMENT}
1991 AND THE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991.
THE
VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL TRAINING (CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY}
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING (CLOTHING INDUSTRY}
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