A LABOUR CRITIC
TRANSPORT LEGISLATION MINISTER’S WIDE POWER appeal court wanted PROTECTING THE FUTURE ,'v (Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. Criticism of one phase of the Trans-port-Bill was heard from a Labour member during the third reading discussion in the House of Representatives last night. Referring to the provision making the Minister of Transport the final court of appeal in respect to licenses, Mr. C. H. Burnett (Lab., Tauranga) said he was of the opinion that the hill should have set up an appellate tribunal.
,v - : Mr. Burnett said that the powers . riven to the Minister were wide, and he was placed in a position that he need hot hear evidence. He was-sure that there would be no difficulties so far as the present Minister was concerned, 'buLthe position for the future Should lie protected.. The interests of private’ people who had money invested in road services should be recognised. They should not be unreasonably or unjustifiably prejudiced. If an appeal court were set up under the legislation it would clear the Minister in respect of any controversial question that cropped up. Appeals might go to the Magistrate’s Court if they were limited in their scope, and if they were of major importance, he suggested the Supreme Court. By such a procedure, the appeals would be paid for by the individuals bringing them. Mr. W. J. Broadfoot (Nat., ,Waitomo) wanted to know why the member for Tauranga had not brought up his point either on the second reading or in committee. At the same time, he congratulated Mr. Burnett on his statement. Possibly other members of the Government held the same view, but were unwilling to express their opinions. He pointed out that the ■decisions of the Minister of Transport in Britain were subject to review. The Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates (Nat., Kaipara) suggested that the Government member’s protest would have been more effective had ho voted for an amendment in favour of an appeal board when the bill was in committee.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19025, 27 May 1936, Page 5
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