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a number of more techatoal legal izaues have

been raised which I should like to take this opportunity to mover

onor the tary replies to this debate

Burden of proof

good deal has been add both in Chamber and

algonbetand where to burden of proof should

Critte of the

Government's proposals allege that they run sowater to the demon law

principle that the of proshould seet on the proneoutLond

Putting the point in that way, Hoker, rather to confus艘

then to charify ths she is real Chether the ofcauno

should have a mental element as one of its ingredients,

gooddolts of the offano as proposed by the Cavex

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that

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there was a publication of news, that the news was false and that

the pubilostion of the sea was 11kely to start smblso opinion of to

If

dieturn pubic ods the prossoutien can poero those three thing

barond reasonable doubt then, subjoat to the dersnoo which I will cope

to in a moment, the offence would be established.

Martin Leota amendment would add & Ponth ingredie

Ramely that the apoused knew that the news was felne or was veokloss

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