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Wednesday, March 29, 1972

AMENDMENTS TO LABOUR TRIBUNAL BILL PROPOSED

"Valuable Suggestions For Its Improvement"

Says Attorney General

The Attorney General, the Hon. D.T.E. Roberts, today proposed a number

of amendments to the Labour Tribunal Bill to include in it "valuable suggestions

for its improvement."

Council.

He was speaking during the committee stage of the Bill in the Legislative

Mr. Roberts thanked the Unofficial Members for their valuable suggestions

and said that comments and suggestions from various employers' association had

also been received and taken fully into account.

"The Bill has also aroused interest among workers and criticism and

comment has been voiced by groups and representatives of workers," he said.

"Some of these show a misunderstanding of the scope and purpose of

various parts of the Bill."

Mr. Roberts said a Chinese version of the Bill had been prepared by

the Secretariat for Home Affairs, but had not been published because it was

thought advisable to wait until it was possible to insert in it such amendments

as might be made today.

In moving that Clause 9 be amended, the Attorney General said the object

was "to make it clear that proceedings can be brought either in the Supreme

Court or the District Court, as may be appropriate, after the six months' period

during which actions within the jurisdiction of the Labour Tribunal must be

brought before the Tribunal."

Mr. Roberts