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MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General, Minister for Housing and Community Services and Minister for Urban Services) (4.17), in reply: I am pleased that the Assembly has general support for this motion. The Chief Minister is examining the cartoon comment on lawyers, apropos Mr Collaery's speech. I think we are all amused by that. I am pleased that this very minor technical measure has general support. Although minor, it does improve the smooth administration of the future running of the Territory government legal service and allows those professionals to continue to provide excellent service to the community.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.
Bill agreed to.
GOVERNMENT SOLICITOR (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991
Debate resumed from 19 September 1991, on motion by Mr Connolly:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
MR COLLAERY (4.18): Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Rally supports this Bill. It is another functional changing Bill, and I take this opportunity to record again the considerable respect that many of us in the practising profession have for the Government Solicitor's Office. I have tangled with the people there in the past. They have often won. I think they always did. They have eminent resources at their disposal, unlimited funds - until this Government came in, of course - and a good library. I wish them well in their newly styled operational activity and support the Bill.
MR STEFANIAK (4.19): The Liberal Party also supports this Bill, which basically enables the Government Law Office to be called whatever the Chief Minister of the day determines. I note that the current Chief Minister has called it the Attorney-General's Office, which probably is appropriate in the circumstances as the State offices are invariably called the State Attorney-General's Office. Again, this is a consequential and technical amendment to enable that to occur, and it has our support.
MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General, Minister for Housing and Community Services and Minister for Urban Services) (4.20), in reply: I thank the Assembly for its general support for this minor technical amendment which is consequential to the Bill which has just been through the house, and I wish this Bill a similar speedy passage.
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