Page 3975 - Week 13 - Thursday, 17 October 1991
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Given that there has been some debate, evidenced by Mr Stefaniak's previous amendment, about whether the community advocate's ability to represent forensic patients before a tribunal will be a problem for the community advocate, and whether it will overburden the community advocate, I think it is better that we have an express provision to say that the community advocate can engage legal practitioners, to make it abundantly clear that, if there is a problem about the community advocate being unable to perform the function under clause 13(1)(n) on the text of the Bill, under clause 16 that they can get assistance in performing those functions. So, I move:
Omit the clause, substitute the following clause:
Engagement of legal practitioner
"16. The Community Advocate may engage a legal practitioner to appear before the Tribunal or a court in relation to the performance of the Community Advocate's functions under this Act".
Ms Maher: I have not seen the amendment.
MR CONNOLLY: I apologise. We circulated a lot of this for the various discussions. I thought it had been circulated. In the discussions as to which way to go, perhaps it was not circulated. I apologise to members for that.
Amendment agreed to.
Remainder of Bill, by leave, taken as a whole, and agreed to.
Bill, as amended, agreed to.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL (NO. 2) 1991
Consideration resumed from 12 September 1991, on motion by Mr Connolly:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.
Bill agreed to.
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