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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have issue, though, with Clause 18, which protects members of this Commission from personal liability. It is my opinion that anybody who transacts any business in good faith, within the mandate of his or her office, should not be afraid to take up the responsibility of defending their position or decisions. When we give a blanket protection to commissioners or members of an entity, we provide a platform for abuse of office. So, that should be looked into. Clause 2 under the Second Schedule talks about conflict of interest. I think that is a very good provision. Maybe we only need to fortify it so that it is not only when somebody declares willingly conflict of interest. However, if that is also discovered by other bodies that you kept quiet though it can be confirmed that there was conflict of interest, then your decisions during those deliberations should not be taken into account because it should be deemed that they were not objective enough. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, lastly, this is one of the most critical Commissions that we will have because it will be in charge of revenue allocation. We, therefore, cannot leave the handling of such a big matter to chance by indicating in Clause 6 that any person who holds a degree from a university or an equivalent professional qualification---- This can be contested by anybody. What do we mean by “equivalent professional qualifications”? Not only should we insist that the person holds a degree, but we should also be specific on the relevant degree that this person is supposed to hold, which will then convince us that the person has got the provision as contained in part “(b)” of having relevant professional experience. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those four issues that I have looked into, I beg to support Bill."
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