Upper House
Sir,—Unless lawyers are persuaded by radical views, they do not appear to be interested in the constitution. In a recent survey of the profession, it was shown that only 6 per cent of lawyers were informed about the draft . Bill of Rights. Capitalisingon such ignorance and indifference, Geoffrey Palmer intends to put the matter to a referendum. Lawyers are quick to fix a "duty ~of care” on groups such as ■ manufacturers and doctors; they are apparently unprepared to exercise or recognise any “duty of care” to the wider community by offering informed comment about legislation or, for Instance, the implications of the restructuring of the State. They are not . even prepared to engage in debate. When I floated the idea of an Upper House through these columns some weeks ago, the only response came from one of this column’s resident Marxists. In the circumstances, one must be eternally grateful for the good offices of “The Press;", which recognises the fragility of freedom in the leader, “Beware the State.” — Yours, etc., SUE HUNT. September 22, 1987.
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