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Once it is on

on the statute book, it will be for

those of us involved in the trial of such crimes to ensure

that their efforts have not been in vain. Whether the

procedure embodied in the Bill will be successful will, to

a large degree, depend on the diligence of the prosecutor

and the willingness of the legal profession to adopt the

spirit of the legislation and to operate within it. The

judiciary too will have a key role to play ensuring

compliance with orders made at the preparatory hearing

stage of the trial.

Bill

Sir,

#

incommending the Complex Commercial Crimes

incommending

1988 to this Council, I am confident that it will

prove a useful tool in the battle against commercial crime.

ん

Sir, I beg to move.

Question put and agreed to.

Bill read the Second time.

Bill

committed to a Committee of the whole Council

pursuant to Standing Order 43(1).

by