Defamation Revised Final Report

REPORT OF THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER AND REPORT ON THE REPORT ON THE REVIEW OF JAMAICA’S DEFAMATION LA W Members of this Honourable House are reminded that on July 1, 2008, the Hon ourable House of Representatives passed the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED that, notwithstanding tanding !rders "# $1 and 2%, this Honourable House of Representatives appoint a pe&ial ele&t 'ommittee &o mprising the following Members: Hon( )r( Hora&e 'hang Hon( 'live Mullings Hon( *auren&e +roderi& Mr( )esmond Mair Mrs( Ma-ine Henry./ilson Mr ( Mi&hael eart Rev( Ronald hwaites to sit ointly with a similar 'ommittee to be appointed by the enate to &onsider and report on the Report on the Review of Jamai&a3s )efamation *aw( BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that seven $"% Members shall be the 4uorum of the 'ommittee( !n July 5, 2008, the enate, on a motion moved by the 6tto rney 7eneral, Minister of Justi&e and *eader of 7overnment +usiness, who had obtained suspension of the tanding !rders, passed the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED that notwithstanding tanding !rders " $2%, this Honourable enate appoint a pe&ial ele&t 'ommittee &omprising of the following Members: enator the Hon( )orothy *ightbourne enator the Hon( 6rthur /ill iams enator )esmond M&9enie enator 6rno ld J( ;i&holson enator 9eith )( 9night to sit ointly with a similar &ommittee to be appointed by the House of Representatives to &onsider and report on the Report on the Review of Jamai&a3s )efamation *aw( BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that seven $"% members shall be the 4uorum of the 'ommittee( !n !&tober 28, 2008, the House moved a further resolution removing Mrs. Maxine Henry Wis!n from the 'ommittee and substituting therefor Mr. P"ii# Pa$%e. Members are further reminded that, by virtue of a resolution approved by the House o f Representatives on Mar&h 1, 200< and the enate on 2" th Mar&h 200<, the &omposition of the

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Defamation Revised Final Report