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MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1990

SHORTLY ON THE DRAFTING OF MR MATHEWS SAID WORK WILL START

THE LEGISLATION. THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES OF WHICH ARE TO ENSURT THAT

CORONERS CAN

VERY

IMPORTANT

WORK

UNDERTAKEN

BY

THOROUGHLY. SPEEDILY AND INDEPENDENTLY.

BE

DISCHARGED

UNCERTAINTY IN RELATION TO THE DUTY TO REPORT CERTAIN TYPES DEATH TO THE CORONER WILL BE REMOVED.

OF

THE CORONER WILL BE GIVEN POWER TO OBTAIN POLICE ASSISTANCE FOR THE PURPOSES OF HIS INVESTIGATION AND INQUEST PROCEDURES WILL BE MADE CLEARER AND MORE EFFICIENT. THE POWER TO REQUIRE A CORONER TO RE- OPEN AN INQUEST WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND GIVEN TO THE HIGH COURT.

ΤΟ PROPOSAL PRESENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION IS A OFFICE OF OFFICIAL SOLICITOR IN THE LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT.

ESTABLISH

AN

THE

ROLE OF THE

NECESSARY LEGAL ADVICE AND

NEED OF

ΤΟ WILL BE REPRESENTATION FOR PERSONS WHO

BECAUSE OF A PARTICULAR

SUCH ASSISTANCE CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS MENTAL ILLNESS OR AGE.

OFFICIAL

SOLICITOR

PROVIDE

ARE IN VARIETY OF

"THE OFFICIAL

SAFETY NET FOR THE DISADVANTAGED.

11

WILL. SOLICITOR

EFFECT, IN MR MATHEWS SAID.

PROVIDE

A LEGAL

MR MATHEWS SAID

COUNTER COMPUTER RELATED

DRAFT

CRINE

IS LEGISLATION

UNDER PREPARATION AND THE UNAUTHORISED ACCESSING

TO

OF

COMPUTER SYSTEMS.

THE VOLUME

AND

SENSITIVITY

OF THE

INFORMATION

STORED IN THAT INFORMATION AT SPEED AND COMPUTERS. THEIR ABILITY TO PROCESS

NOVEL PRESENT THEIR VULNERAPILITY ΤΟ UNAUTHORISED INTERFERENCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ABUSES WHICH ARE NOT CURRENTLY TROSCRIBED BY LAW.

THE LAW REFORM

COMMISSION

STUDYING IS

THE POSSIBILITY

CODIFICATION OF ASPECTS OF THE CRIMINAL LAW.

OF

MR MATHEWS SAID

OF A

PAPER CONSULTATION

ON CODIFICATION

BEING GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LAW HAS BEEN PRODUCED AND IS NOW

PRACTICE AND TERTIARY LAWYERS IN GOVERNMENT. STUDIED BY INSTITUTIONS.

PRIVATE

LAW

IS THAT THE ONE OF THE OBVIOUS ADVANTAGES OF ALMOST ANY CODE THAT IT

COMPREHENSIBLE, COVERS WILL BE

ACCESSIBLE. MORE

MORE READILY TRANSLATED INTO CONSISTENT AND CERTAIN. A CODE MAY RE CHINESE.

ONE

LAW AND

IT'S

"THERE IS ALWAYS THE RISK THAT CODIFICATION MIGHT STULTIFY OF THE AVENUES FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COMMON TRADITIONS: JUDICIAL PRECEDENT.

ADVANTAGES

"PLAINLY

OF

WE

HAVE ΤΟ ACCESSIBILITY

BALANCE

AND

SUCH CLARITY

PROBLEMS

THAT SOME

AGAINST

FORM

ANY

OF

2

CODIFICATION MIGHT PRODUCE,

HE SAID.

/MR MATHEWS