[blml] 40B3? [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

David Burn:

[big snip]

>the time limit implied (but not stated) in L20F5

[big snip]

Richard Hills:

Quibble.  There is no time limit in the 2007 Law 20F5(a), but
the relevant time limit appears in the 2007 Law 20F5(b).

This is another indication in every manner that the drafters
of the 2007 Laws intended them to be read as a consistent
whole, rather than each paragraph parsed separately and
inconsistently.

And, of course, the drafters of the 2007 Laws had suffered a
decade of ear-bashing about the De Wael School interpretation
of the 1997 Laws.  If the drafters truly thought that DWS was
a good idea, they would have _specifically_ said so in every
relevant 2007 Law, and a sentence in the 2007 Preface would
have said:

"The Drafting Committee also acknowledges with gratitude the
substantial contributions of Herman De Wael, Anna Gudge,
Richard Hills and Rick Assad."

;-)

Best wishes

Richard James Hills
Governance & Standards Section
National Training Branch
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Telephone: 02 6223 8439
Email: richard.hills at immi.gov.au

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