[blml] 2007 laws [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Marvin French:

>Indeed. I have sent suggestions to the ACBL, but never
>get a reply.

Richard Hills:

I once sent a suggestion to the designated person in the
ACBL that the ACBL's own website stated should receive
the suggestion.

My suggestion was that the ACBL might usefully adopt the
EBU regulation on an adjusted score for the unusual (but
not rare) infraction of using an illegal convention.

I know that the ACBL's designated person received the
email, since my email was sent with a return receipt.

But that ACBL designated person never bothered to have
the courtesy to send an acknowledgement that my email
was "under active consideration" or even merely "under
consideration".

Yes Minister, "The Official Visit":

Jim Hacker:      What am I going to do with all this
                 correspondence?

Bernard Woolley: You do realize you don't actually
                 have to, Minister.

Jim Hacker:      Don't I?

Bernard Woolley: Not if you don't want to, we can draft
                 an official reply.

Jim Hacker:      What's an official reply?

Bernard Woolley: It just says "The Minister has asked me
                 to thank you for your letter" and we say
                 something like "The matter is under
                 consideration", or even if we feel so
                 inclined "under active consideration".

Jim Hacker:      What's the difference?

Bernard Woolley: Well, "under consideration" means we've
                 lost the file, "under active
                 consideration" means we're trying to
                 find it.

Best wishes

Richard James Hills, amicus curiae
Level 6 Aqua Training Suite, DIAC
02 6225 6776

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