Legco Protest: To Much, Too Late

Much, Too Late

Ten hills were sprung Legco members less than hours before the meeting m due to begin—bringing a pi t test from Mr. E. A. Jams elected member for Papua, the continuing flouting standing orders that reqm (except in exceptional c: cumstances) that all new bv he in the hands of memhv 21 days before the meeth Mr. James has been protet ing for six years—but n even he believes that his pi t tests will this time at Zo bear fruit.

The 10 new bills we almost all amendments correct “minor errors” past legislation—which pm ably more than anything e; proves Mr. James’ perenm point: that legislation is n traduced too suddenly m pushed through too quiclk to allow proper considerate of either the wording or ti purport of the proposed legy lation.

Hours of members’ time wasted on these amendment