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Bill: Legal Representation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Liberal Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 2589
Description[?]:
| This bill will: 1) Provide public defendants for everone, no matter what their income is. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Proposed: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:17:37, June 09, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | We all know that our public defendants may not be as good as private lawyers. If someone can afford a private lawyer, they will get one. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 69 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 32 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 20 |
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