Report: 30 April 2002

The Joint Rules of Parliament provide that the Committee must review the Constitution annually and report on the review to the Assembly and the Council. The Rules also provide that the Committee must, by notice in the public media by 1 May, invite the public to submit to the Committee, within 30 days after placing of the advertisement, written representations on any constitutional matter (Joint Rule 102(1) and (2).

As a result of a very full parliamentary programme, the Committee requests the Assembly and the Council to give it permission to place its advertisement referred to in paragraph (2) above before 10 May 2002.

Report to be considered