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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1990

THE GROUP HELD THE VIEW THAT THE COMMISSION, IF FORMED, SHOULD ASSUME AN EDUCATIONAL ROLE AND THE ROLE OF ARBITRATOR IN RIGHTS OF ACTION BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS; REVIEW LEGISLATION AND RECOMMEND CHANGES

RECEIVE TO THOSE LAWS THAT MIGHT CONFLICT THE BILL;

AND INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS; AND ISSUE GUIDELINES ON DEFINITION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.

MRS CHOW SAID MEMBERS FELT THAT THE COMMISSION SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS PUBLIC AND SHOULD ALSO MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE.

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ITS

INTER-CITIZEN RIGHTS SHOULD BE RETAINED

THE HON RONALD ARCULLI DISAGREED

IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIRD PARTY PERHAPS FROZEN FOR A

TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WITH SUGGESTIONS THAT INTER-CITIZEN OR RIGHTS SHOULD EITHER BE EXCLUDED, DEFERRED OR PERIOD.

ON

THE BILL

SPEAKING IN THE DEBATE QUESTIONED WHETHER HUMAN RIGHTS THAT HAD CREATED IF INTER-CITIZEN RIGHTS WERE TO BE LEGISLATION.

MR

OF RIGHTS,

ARCULLI DIFFERENT STATUS WOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF SEPARATE

BE

THAT WILL "WILL WE USE WORDS IN SUCH SEPARATE LEGISLATION

THE EFFECT? WILL BE

DO HOW

WE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT? IF SO, WHAT

THE GOVERNMENT AS PERFORM THIS SURGERY OF SEPARATING RIGHTS AGAINST OPPOSED TO AN INDIVIDUAL?" HE ASKED.

WAS

THIRD PARTY RIGHTS HB HE EXPLAINED THAT BY INTER-CITIZEN OR

AGAINST HAVE

ANOTHER AS MEANT SUCH RIGHTS AS ONE PERSON MIGHT PROVIDED IN THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS.

TO

TO LIMIT THE PROPOSED BILL OF MR ARCULLI ASKED IF WE WERE

IT PROPOSED RIGHTS TO A CITIZEN/GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIP, HOW WAS

SUCH A CAPACITY DISTINGUISH THE ACT OF A CIVIL SERVANT AS AN ACT IN AS OPPOSED TO SUCH CIVIL SERVANT ACTING ON HIS OWN.

WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IN THE FORMER CASE, THE GOVERNMENT SUCH ACTION WHILST IT MIGHT NOT BE IN THE LATTER CASE, HE SAID.

FOR

MR ARCULLI FELT THAT SO FAR THOSE WHO HAD ADVOCATED THAT INTER- OR FROZEN FOR A PERIOD HAD CITIZEN RIGHTS BE EXCLUDED, DEFERRED

AND PRIVACY AREAS CONCERNING PERHAPS

TOO MUCH

THERE WERE OTHER

CONCENTRATED

DISCRIMINATION.

HE SAID

ON

HUMAN

OF

RIGHTS THAT WERE EQUALLY IMPORTANT AND NOT NECESSARILY LESS COMPLICATED, AND CITED A NUMBER SUCH EXAMPLES.

WERE

OF ANY

RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS DEALT WITH

IN CONCLUSION, MR ARCULLI REITERATED THAT INTER-CITIZEN

EFFECTIVE PART BUT

INSEPARABLE AN LEGISLATION AND THAT CLAUSE 7 OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS WHICH THE ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE AMENDED.

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