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CONFIDENTIAL

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DECISION OF 20.2.73

The Council considered memorandum XCC(73)14.

The Council ADVISED and the Governor ORDERED:

(a) that the further recommendations of the

Working Party, as summarised in paragraph 4 of the memorandum, be accepted;

(b) that the terms of reference should make it

clear that the Board will be empowered to award to a person killed or injured by a law enforcement officer either the amount of compensation he would have received if killed or injured by a criminal or the amount he would have been awarded as damages at common law if negligence by the law enforcement officer had been established, whichever is the greater;

(c) that, subject to the provision of funds by

the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council, detailed planning of the scheme should proceed; and

(d) that the scheme be brought into operation on

1st June 1973.

J. C. A. HAMMOND

Clerk of Councils

CONFIDENTIAL