Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Monday, 28 October 2002 at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)158/02-03
(attached)

-Minutes of meeting on 10 October 2002

II. Items for discussion at next meeting
(4:35 pm - 5:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)160/02-03(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

(a) Briefing by the Secretary for Justice

LC Paper No. CB(2)160/02-03 (02)
(attached)

-Extract from minutes of meeting of the House Committee on 28 June 2002

(b) Items proposed by members at the meeting on 10 October 2002
    (Minutes of the Panel meeting on 10 October 2002 refer)

    (i)Penalty for offences relating to perversion of the course of justice
    (proposed by Hon James TO Kun-sun)

    (ii)Award of wasted costs order (proposed by Hon Albert HO)

    (iii)Delegation of responsibilities of the Secretary for Justice for criminal prosecutions to an independent prosecution authority
    (proposed by Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing)

(c) Matters relating to the imposition of criminal liabilities on the Government
    (Item 25 of the List of outstanding items)

(d) Proposed meeting with the Chief Justice

LC Paper No. CB(2)160/02-03 (03)
(attached) (English version only)

-Letter dated 6 September 2002 from Chairman of Panel to the Chief Justice

LC Paper No. CB(2)160/02-03 (04)
(attached) (English version only)

-Letter dated 15 October 2002 from Judiciary Administrator to Chairman of Panel

III. Execution of conveyancing documents by corporations
(5:05 pm - 5:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)160/02-03(05)
(attached)

- Extract from minutes of meeting on 24 June 2002 when the item was last discussed by the Panel

LC Paper No. CB(2)160/02-03(06)
(attached) (English version only)

-Letter dated 9 October 2002 from the Law Society to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)160/02-03(07)
(attached) (English version only)

-Letter dated 17 October 2002 from the Administration to the Law Society

LC Paper No. CB(2)160/02-03(08)
(attached)

-Paper prepared by the Administration on "Conveyancing documents executed by corporations" in October 2002

IV. Mechanism for handling complaints against judges and Judiciary staff
(5:45 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)159/02-03(01)
(issued on 24 October 2002)

-Paper provided by the Judiciary Administration on "Mechanism for handling complaints against judges" in October 2002

Other relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(2)1388/01-02(02)
issued on 19 March 2002
(re-issued under LC Paper No. CB(2)159/02-03 on 24 October 2002)

-Paper provided by the Judiciary Administration on "Mechanism for handling complaints against judges" in March 2002

RP07/01-02
(issued vide LC Paper Nos. CB(2)2528 and 2547/01-02 on 9 and 12 July 2002)

-Research Report on "Mechanism for Handling Complaints Against Judges in Overseas Places" (discussed at the Panel meeting on 22 July 2002)

LC Paper No. CB(2)159/02-03(02)
(issued on 24 October 2002)

-Extract from minutes of meeting of the Panel on 22 July 2002 when the item was discussed

LC Paper No. CB(2)159/02-03(03)
(issued on 24 October 2002)

-Chapter 5 of the Report of the Panel on Process of Appointment of Judges. (The Report was issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2798/01-02 on 20 September 2002)

V. Any other business
(6:25 onwards)


Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
25 October 2002