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    "id": 768393,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "If Members do not have the Bill, they can get it from the Table Office. Clause 5 is to amend section 5 of the principal Act. It substitutes the word “Minister” with the words “the Attorney General” since he is the appointing authority for the Office of the Public Trustee. The principal Act currently refers to the Minister. We are amending it and interchanging “Minister” with “Attorney General” because he is the one who is given the powers as the appointing authority for Office of the Public Trustee. Clause 6 of this Bill is huge because it proposes to amend the principal Act by inserting new sections 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 5F and 5G as new sub-sections. The Act does not have the provisions for the appointment, tenure of office and the functions of the Public Trustee. Each of these sections is coming with specific roles; some will deal with appointments, tenure of office and others with functions of the Public Trustee. For example, Section 5A which we are introducing seeks to cure the gap by providing for the qualification criteria for a trustee as a body corporate entity. If you look at Section 5B which we are introducing, it deals with the establishment of the Public Trustee as a body that can be sued and which has liabilities. Section 5C seeks to provide for the criteria of appointment of the Public Trustee. Section 5D deals with the appointment of the Public Trustee as a public guardian of those resources for adults who are incapable of making decisions by virtue of age, infirmity or any other justifiable reasons which are deemed by a court of law. Section 5G provides for the administration of the payments of compensation under the Work Injury Benefits Act, Pensions Act, Civil Servants 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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