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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1987

MOTION TO SUSPEND STANDING ORDER PASSED

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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON MICHAEL THOMAS, MOVED A MOTION ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STANDING ORDER TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TO ALLOW THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO MAKE A STATEMENT ON THE GREEN PAPER ON THE 1987 REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AFTER MOTIONS AND BILLS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED.

MOVING THE MOTION, MR THOMAS SAID THAT STANDING ORDER 11 REQUIRED THAT STATEMENTS BE MADE BEFORE MOTIONS AND BILLS WERE PROCESSED.

HOWEVER AS IT WAS THE DESIRE OF THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO MAKE A STATEMENT ON THE GREEN PAPER IN HIS OWN CAPACITY AND THE PRESIDENT WAS EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO PRESIDE AT THE MEETING LATER, MR THOMAS MOVED THAT THE STANDING ORDER 11 (1)(F) BE SUSPENDED TO ENABLE THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO BE IN HIS USUAL PLACE TO MAKE THE STATEMENT AFTER THE BILLS HAD BEEN DEALT WITH.

THE MOTION WAS PASSED.

EIGHT BILLS PASSED

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EIGHT BILLS WERE PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THEY ARE : THE BUSINESS REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987, THE ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING LICENCES REGULATIONS AND REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES REGULATIONS) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987, THE IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987, THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987, THE ESTATE DUTY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987, THE CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987, THE IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1987 AND THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS

AMENDMENT) BILL 1987.

TWO OTHER BILLS THE PREVENTION OF BRIBERY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987 AND THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987 WERE READ A SECOND TIME AND DEBATE ON THEM WERE ADJOURNED.

A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE STANDING ORDER 11(1)(F) TO ENABLE THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO MAKE A STATEMENT AFTER THE COMPLETION OF PROCEEDINGS ON GOVERNMENT MOTIONS AND BILLS WAS ALSO PASSED.

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