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As an example, on the summary offences proposition referred by Mr Moore to our committee, we were not able to come to the conclusions that we may have been able to come to had we not lacked information as to what effect Mr Moore's proposal would have on the incidence of matters being addressed in the courts. That information is available in a manual system, and it is extremely costly to extract it. Within the reporting times allowed for our committee, we were unable to obtain any definitive information about the effect of that particular Bill. As legislators, I believe that it is essential that we have available to us the widest possible information before we make a judgment on such serious matters. It would certainly be my hope that we can review existing systems in other States. One is in fact referred to in the committee's report. That is the IJIS system in the Northern Territory. I understand that there may be some difficulties in the way in which that is currently operating; nevertheless, it is an attempt to secure a proper database from which informed decisions can be made by legislators in the Northern Territory.
Mr Deputy Speaker, I commend the report to the Assembly and hope that specific attention can now be given to the issues raised by the committee, in particular the provision of a proper database on which this Assembly can make future decisions in relation to matters of the law.
Debate (on motion by Mr Connolly) adjourned.
ESTIMATES 1993-94 - SELECT COMMITTEE
Appointment
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (11.20): Mr Deputy Speaker, I move:
That:
(1) a Select Committee on Estimates 1993-94 be appointed to examine the expenditure proposals contained in the Appropriation Bill 1993-94;
(2) the Committee comprise such Members of the Assembly who notify their nominations in writing to the Speaker by 4 p.m., 17 June 1993;
(3) 3 members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum of the Committee;
(4) the Committee report by 12 November 1993;
(5) if the Assembly is not sitting when the Committee has completed its inquiry, the Committee may send its report to the Speaker or, in the absence of the Speaker, to the Deputy Speaker who is authorised to give directions for its printing and circulation;
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