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(A) TO PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO, OR TO DECLINE TO ENACT DRAFT LEGISLATION PUT FORWARD BY THE EXECUTIVE SEMICOLON

(B)

TO VOTE OR DENY FUNDS SEMICOLON

(C)

TO DEBATE MATTERS OF POLICY SEMKCOLON

(D)

TO QUESTIMON THE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC ISSUES FOR WHICH

HIT IS RESPONSIBLE SEMBCOLON

(E)

TO CALL THE ADMINSTRATION TO ACCOUNT FOR THE EXPENDITURE

OF PUBL KC FUNDS.

13. UNDER EXISTING PRACTICE THE TEN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO

ARE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ARE REGULARLY CALLED UPON

TO REPRESENT THE GOVERNMENT POSITION IN DEBATE AND TO ANSWER

QUESTIONS. OTHER OFFICIALS MAY BE CALLED TO ATTEND MEETINGS

OF THE COUNCIL'S STANDING COMMITTEES (THE FINANCE AND PUBLIC

ACCOUNTS COMMITTEES) AND OF THE TWO SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE FINANCE

COMMITTEE.

14.

THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL ALSO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN INTRODUCING GOVERNMENT

BUSINESS AND LEGISLATION INTO THE COUNCIL. THE PARTICIPATION OF

OFFICIALS ON THE WORKINGS OF THE COUNCHLINS THUS A DIST‹ÞNCT¡VE

FEATURE OF THE PRESENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE

LEGISLATURE. WHILE IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR OFFICIALS TO ATTEND BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE WITHOUT BEING MEMBERS, CONSIDERATION WOULD

NEED TO BE GIVEN TO APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE INTRODUCT MON OF GOVERNMENT BUSINESS AND LEGISLATION, FUNCTIONS WHICH HAVE HAMTHERTO BEEN CARRIED OUT ONLY BY FULL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THIS QUESTION IS DISCUSSED IN PARAGRAPHS 9-11 OF NOTE 3

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