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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Shaban",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the High Court Organization and Administration Bill (National Assembly Bill No.47 of 2015) be now read a Second Time. I want to point out that we have just gone through the Magistrates’ Courts Bill. It is important for us to make sure that the following Bill is also brought to fruition so that we can have this law of organising our High Courts and administering justice through them. As you are aware, the High Court Organisation and Administration Bill (National Assembly Bill No.47 of 2015) is one of the legislation to be enacted by Parliament as required under Article 26(1) of the Constitution. You will recall that this Bill was supposed to have been passed by 27th August, 2015 and went through the First Reading in the National Assembly on 19th August, 2015 but the National Assembly extended the time for enactment by one year. The importance of this Bill with regard to the organisation and administration of the High Court to ensure its smooth operation and administration to facilitate the efficiency in the conduct and management of judicial functions of the Court cannot be underestimated particularly because the High Court can be described from its mandate under Article 165(3) as the cornerstone of the Judiciary. The Bill, as presented before this House seeks to give effect to Article 165(1) of the Constitution which provides that the High Court shall consist of the number of judges prescribed by an Act of Parliament and shall be organised and administered in the manner prescribed by an Act of Parliament. The Bill seeks to provide for the composition, structure, sittings, decentralisation of the High Court, administration, performance, management and alternative dispute resolution. The following is a summary of the salient features of the proposed Bill. Clause 4 of the Bill provides for the constitution of the High Court by the Principal Judge and not more than 200 judges. It also confers upon the JSC the power to conduct a judicial needs The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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