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DEPENDING ON WITHER IT WAS DEALING WITH A BARRISTER OR A SOLICITOR.

I LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSING THESE ISSUES WITH ALL THE RELEVANT PARTIES. INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE CONSUMERS OF LEGAL SERVICES. I AM PERSONALLY COMMITTED TO THE GENERAL THRUST OF TI TRADE PRACTICES COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATIONS -THAT IS, THAT THERE SHOULD BE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF REFORMS DIRECTED AT ENHANCING COMPETITION AND EFFICIENCY IN THE LEGAL SERVICES MARKET. I LOOK FORWARD TO DEVELOPING AND INTRODUCING LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENT SUCH REFORMS.

I NOTE THAT TI ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AFFAIRS HAS, IN ITS REPORT ON ACCESS TO JUSTICE, INDICATED A WILLINGNESS TO INQUIRE INTO THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN THE ACT. TIRE MAY, AT SOME FUTURE TIME, BE ASPECTS OF TI LEGAL PROFESSION THAT IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR THE COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE. FOR THE MOMENT HOWEVER, I BELIEVE WE ARE CLOSE TO TI POINT WHEN THE EMPHASIS SHOULD SHIFT FROM WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO HOW TO DO IT. ONCE THE TRADE PRACTICES COMMISSION ISSUES ITS FINAL REPORT AND THE SACKVILLE COMMITTEE MAKES ITS RECOMMENDATIONS, I BELIEVE THAT THE MAIN REFORMS THAT NEED TO BE INTRODUCED WILL BE WELL ESTABLISHED, AND WE SHOULD PROCEED TO IMPLEMENTATION PLANS RATHER THAN FURTHER INQUIRIES.

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