FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1994
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TIMBER STORES BILL GAZETTED
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ORDINANCE FIRE SAFETY
THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROPOSED TO SET UP AN INDEPENDENT FOR THE SYSTEMATIC AND COMPREHENSIVE CONTROL OF REQUIREMENTS IN TIMBER STORES.
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BILL GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY), THE LICENSING OF TIMBER STORES, PREVIOUSLY COVERED UNDER THE MISCELLANEOUS LICENCES ORDINANCE, WILL BE TAKEN OVER BY THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
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"THE MISCELLANEOUS LICENCES ORDINANCE PROVIDES A POWER TO LICENSE IN A WIDE RANGE OF UNRELATED AREAS, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
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"WE HAVE REVIEWED THE SITUATION, AND CONSIDER THAT IT WOULD BETTER TO ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT ORDINANCE FOR THE SYSTEMATIC CONTROL OF FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS IN TIMBER STORES."
THE PROVISIONS IN THE PROPOSED TIMBER STORES BILL ARE LARGELY SIMILAR TO THOSE LAID DOWN UNDER THE MISCELLANEOUS LICENCES ORDINANCE FOR THE LICENSING OF TIMBER STORES.
UNDER THIS NEW PROPOSAL, ANY PERSON AGGRIEVED BY A DECISION OF THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH A TIMBER STORE LICENCE MAY APPEAL TO THE RECENTLY-ESTABLISHED ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS BOARD.
THE PROPOSED BILL ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE REVISION OF FEE LEVELS CHARGED FOR TIMBER STORE LICENCES, WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN REVISED SINCE 1984.
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THE FEES WILL BE REVISED ON THE BASIS OF COST RECOVERY FOR PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE GRANTING, RENEWAL, TRANSFER, AMENDMENT AND DUPLICATION OF A LICENCE.
MATRIMONIAL CAUSES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 GAZETTED
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THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO AMEND THE MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ORDINANCE TO BRING THE LAW OF DIVORCE INTO LINE WITH COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS AND REDUCE THE HARDSHIP, ACRIMONY AND DISTRESS THAT IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE CONTAINED IN THE MATRIMONIAL CAUSES (AMENDMENT} BILL 1994 (THE BILL) PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.
THE REFORMS ARE BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION IN ITS REPORT ON GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE AND THE TIME RESTRICTION ON PETITIONS FOR DIVORCE WITHIN THREE YEARS OF WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN NOVEMBER 1992.
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