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A SUGGESTION FOR A SELF INSPECTION QUESTIONNAIRE

FOR THE GOVERNOR OF A COLONY

CONSTITUTIONAL:

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PUBLIC SERVICE:

Are powers of Ministers/Members prescribed in writing

in the Guide to Operations of the Cabinet/Executive

Council or by letter if the Constitution allows them?

Have imperfections in the Constitution been identified

and recorded for correction when the Constitution

is next revised?

When were Standing Orders for the Legislative

Assembly last revised? Were they agreed by the

Clerks Office of the House of Commons? How

promptly and how accurately is Hansard produced?

Is the Gazette regularly produced?

What is the gap between a Bill being passed in the

Assembly and Assent?

Are Clerks to the Executive Council (or Secretary

to the Cabinet) and the Legislative Assembly up to their jobs?

Are the Public Service Commission Laws and Regulations satisfactory? When were they last revised?

How often does the PSC meet?

Is it following the right procedures, has the correct relations with the Personnel Department, and does it produce minutes promptly?

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Does Personnel Department execute decisions promptly?

When were General Orders last revised? Are they satisfactory?

Is the Confidential Reporting system on officers satisfactory or can it be improved?

Are Personnel occurrences regularly gazetted?

Is there a localisation plan? When was it drawn up?

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