BUREAU OF INDUSTRY

Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 250, 23 October 1942, Page 6

BUREAU OF INDUSTRY

DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPEAL. Approval of the clause in the Statutes Amendment Bill providing for the appointment of an industrial efficiency appeal authority to determine appeals from decisions of the Bureau of Industry was expressed by members of the Opposition during the second reading debate on the Bill. The original industrial efficiency legislation provided for the hearing of these appeals by the Minister for Industries and Commerce. Mr Broadfoot (Opposition, Waitomo) said he was glad to see the change in policy made by the Government. In the original Act there was 110 right of appeal other than to the Minister in charge. The Opposition had always held that it was wrong for the Minister to be the final I court of appeal. j The hope that some responsible authority such as a judge or a man , with the qualifications of a judge j would be appoint-ed to preside over the appeal authority was expressed j by Mr Bodkin (Opposition, Central 1 Otago) . The clause made a decided improvement in the original legislation and would give much greater confidence, he said. "One of the mistakes of the present ' Government was in taking away from the people their right to appeal to a judicial tribunal," said Mr Endean (Opposition, Remuera). He added that he was glad to see what the Opposition had f ought for had been recognised. There would now be a proper constituted appeal tribunal free and independent of any control.