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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL POWERS AND PRIVILEGES BILL

SPEECH BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY

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Sir

Two weeks ago in this Chamber I spoke of the deep

concern expressed by many people from many walks of life

about the legislation which we are debating today, and,

although it is not usual to proceed further to debate the

Third Reading of a Bill, with your permission, Sir, and in

the public interest, I feel I must make an additional

statement on the general purpose of this Bill and emphasise

and explain, once more, the essential intention behind it.

Other Members have spoken in both general and

specific terms about each amendment and about the many

valuable suggestions which have been made by Members of the

legal profession, and by others, since the Second Reading of

the Bill a fortnight ago and, let me add, I agree with the

President of the Law Society who is reported as saying "it

substantially better Bill" as a result of the scrutiny

and suggestions for amendment that have been made and, I

might add, it is a substantially better Bill because of the

readiness of Members of this Council to consider with great

care and patience all the various suggestions that have been

made.

is a

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