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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1985

ERRORS CORRECTED

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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) APPROVED A BILL CORRECTING ERRORS IN THE DANGEROUS GOODS (CONSIGNMENT BY AIR) (SAFETY) ORDINANCE 1985 WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED AS A BILL IN THE SAME COUNCIL ON JUNE 26.

MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE DANGEROUS GOODS (CONSIGNMENT BY AIR)(SAFETY) (VALIDATION AND AMENDMENT) BILL 1985, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON JEREMY MATHEWS, SAID THAT DUE TO A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE PRINTING AND ADMINISTRATIVE MISTAKES, THE BILL ASSENTED TO BY THE GOVERNOR AND SUBSEQUENTLY PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE CONTAINED A NUMBER OF ERRORS.

+ IT IS CLEARLY ADVISABLE TO VALIDATE THE ORDINANCE AND CORRECT THE ERRORS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, HE SAID.

MR MATHEWS SAID THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WAS EMPOWERED TO CORRECT SUCH ERRORS BY SECTION 98A OF THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES ORDINANCE, BUT THE CORRECTION OF THE ERROR RELATING TO THE PENALTY IN SECTION 3(2) DID NOT APPEAR TO BE WITHIN THOSE POWERS.

HE SAID THAT SINCE TODAY WAS THE LAST SITTING OF THE CURRENT SESSION, IT WAS PROPOSED THAT THE BILL BE TAKEN THROUGH ALL ITS STAGES AT ONE SITTING.

EXPRESSING THE GOVERNMENT'S REGRETS FOR THIS EPISODE+ HE SAID THAT LESSONS HAD BEEN LEARNED AND STEPS TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT +A BILL SUCH AS THIS WILL NOT HAVE TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THIS COUNCIL AGAIN+.

MORE TIME FOR URBCO TO PREPARE BUDGET *****

A BILL GIVING THE URBAN COUNCIL AN EXTRA MONTH'S TIME TO PREPARE ITS ESTIMATES OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE, WAS APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.

INTRODUCING THE URBAN COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, THE HON BARRIE WIGGHAM, SAID THE BILL ENABLED THE URBAN COUNCIL TO SUBMIT ITS ESTIMATES FOR EACH FINANCIAL YEAR BEFORE DECEMBER 31 INSTEAD OF BEFORE NOVEMBER 30,

THE URBAN COUNCIL HAD BEEN CONSULTED AND HAD EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THE BILL WOULD BE ENACTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, HE SAID.

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