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Mrs Chan will travel to Canberra tomorrow's morning (Wednesday). She will deliver a keynote speech at a luncheon hosted by the National Press Club.
She will have a meeting with the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade and call on Presiding Officers of Parliament: Speaker of the House of Representatives and President of the Senate before attending a reception hosted by the Parliament.
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Appointment of Judicial Tribunal
A Government spokesman said today (Tuesday) that the Governor had decided to accept a recommendation by the acting Chief Justice that a judicial tribunal should be appointed under Article XVIA(6) of the Letters Patent to investigate whether Judge Caird should be removed from office for misbehaviour, in that he made false allegations that two other judges had attempted to influence him in his handling of the trial of Aaron Nattrass.
"The tribunal will be appointed as soon as possible," the spokesman said.
"It is clearly in the public interest that Judge Caird's actions be investigated by a judicial tribunal as quickly as possible," he added.
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Energy Advisory Committee holds second meeting
The Energy Advisory Committee (EAC), set up to advise the Government on energy policy matters including energy efficiency and conservation, held its second meeting today (Tuesday).
At the meeting, the Committee, chaired by Professor Charles Kao Kuen, reviewed the supply and demand of electricity up to 2005. It advised the Administration on options for ensuring a reasonable match between the supply and demand.