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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1989

ΤΟ TO GIVE AMPLE TIME FOR FACTORY OWNERS AND EMPLOYERS TO GET

IT WAS PROPOSED то KNOW THESE NEW PROVISIONS AND COMPLY WITH THEM,

THE APPROVAL BY

EFFECT

THEM INTO BRING LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

12 MONTHS

AFTER THEIR

HE

SAID THE

LABOUR

DEPARTMENT

PUBLICITY COMPAIGN TO EXPLAIN THE NEW PROVISIONS.

PROPOSED

WOULD MEANWHILE CONDUCT

A

THE

ORDINANCE,

MR

WAS

то AMENDMENTS TURNING TO OTHER BRIDGE SAID CLAUSE 8 OF THE BILL PROVIDED THAT A PUBLIC OFFICER

IN GOOD FAITH NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR ANY ACTION OR OMISSION DONE

UNDER IN THE EXERCISE OF HIS POWERS OR IN THE DISCHARGE OF HIS DUTIES THE ORDINANCE.

"THIS WILL NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR THAT ACT OR OMISSION, HE SAID.

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IN TORT

IN PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED UNDER THE ORDINANCE IN RESPECT OF A BREACH OF AN OBLIGATION TO DO SOMETHING SO FAR AS WAS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE OR TO TAKE REASONABLE STEPS, ETC., MR BRIDGE SAID THE EXISTING PROVISIONS DID NOT PROVIDE WHO SHOULD BEAR THE ONUS OF PROOF.

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'CLAUSE 9 CLARIFIES THE LEGAL POSITION BY PROVIDING

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ONUS LIES ON THE ACCUSED, HE SAID

THAT THIS

AS REGARDS CLAUSES 2 AND 3, HE SAID THEY PROVIDED FOR AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT UP TO DATE CHANGES IN THE TITLE OF PUBLIC OFFICERS WHO DISCHARGED DUTIES UNDER THE ORDINANCE.

MR BRIDGE ADDED THAT THE PROVISIONS IN THE BILL HAD THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD.

"I BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY THAT WE MUST DO ALL WE CAN TO IMPROVE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND PREVENT INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS,' HE SAID.

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DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

MAIN PURPOSE OF MONEY CHANGERS BILL EXPLAINED

THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE MONEY CHANGERS (DISCLOSURE OF RATES, CHARGES AND COMMISSIONS) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989 IS TO THE INFORMATION WHICH MUST BE PROVIDED BY A MONEY DISPLAY BOARD AND IN THE TRANSACTION NOTE.

SPECIFY CLEARLY CHANGER ON HIS

STATED THIS IN THE SECOND

MOVING

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON PIERS JACOBS, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WHEN READING OF THE BILL.

/MR JACOBS