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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1991

**THAT REVIEW HAS IDENTIFIED TWO ASPECTS OF ARRANGEMENTS WHICH ARE NOT ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY.

THE

PRESENT

"FIRST, THE AMBIT OF THE OFFICIAL SOLICITOR'S DUTIES DESCRIBED IN EXISTING LEGISLATION.

IS NOT

"SECONDLY, IT IS DESIRABLE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A SINGLE PUBLIC SOLICITOR BUT OFFICER WHO CAN BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AS THE OFFICIAL

DUTIES AND THAT IS NOT

CASE AT PRESENT: WHILE SOME OF THE THE

PROVIDED USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE OFFICE ARE RESPONSIBILITIES THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, OTHERS ARE PROVIDED BY THE CROWN SOLICITOR THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, "THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAID.

BY

AND

WHOSE

MR MATHEWS SAID THE BILL IMPROVED UPON THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS BY PROVIDING FOR

SOLICITOR, OFFICIAL THE APPOINTMENT OF AN

TO, THE DUTIES WERE SET OUT IN CLAUSE 4 OF, AND THE FIRST SCHEDULE BILL.

MR MATHEWS SAID THE OFFICIAL SOLICITOR WOUEL TAKE OVER THE WORK SOLICITOR, HITHERTO CARRIED OUT BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL AS OFFICIAL JUDICIAL

PREVIOUSLY DUTIES TRUSTEE AND OFFICIAL TRUSTEE AND CERTAIN UNDERTAKEN BY THE CROWN SOLICITOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

"THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL RELIEVE THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF HIS DEPARTMENT AND WILL

RESPONSIBILITIES SOLICITOR AND HIS DUTIES AND THE OFFICIAL IDENTIFIABLE," HE SAID.

DUTIES

MAKE

CLEARLY

CLAUSE 6 OF THE BILL EMPOWERED THE OFFICIAL SOLICITOR TO CHARGE FOR HIS SERVICES AND RECOVER COSTS.

CLAUSE

7

PROVIDED THAT THE DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID APPOINTED THE FIRST OFFICIAL SOLICITOR.

WAS

TO BE

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

FOUR BILLS INTRODUCED TO TRANSFER TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES TO VTC

* * *

TODAY ΤΟ TRANSFER VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIAL

FOUR BILLS WERE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (WEDNESDAY) TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION RESPONSIBILITY FOR DELIVERING APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING AND TRAINING FOR THE DISABLED FROM THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT TO THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL (VTC).

THEY WERE THE APPRENTICESHIP

(AMENDMENT)

BILL 1991,

THE 1991,

INDUSTRIAL

BILL (AMENDMENT}

1991 AND THE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991.

THE

VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL TRAINING (CONSTRUCTION

INDUSTRY}

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING (CLOTHING INDUSTRY}

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