The Prime Minister of Belize, Hon. Dean O. Barrow, on the recent changes
JOURNAL OF
THE PARLIAMENTS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH VOL. LXXXIV
2008/Issue Four ISSN 0031-2282
Issued by the Secretariat of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Suite 700, Westminster House, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, United Kingdom Tel.: (+44-20) 7799-1460 Fax: (+44-20) 7222-6073 E-mail: hq.sec@cpahq.org Website:www.cpahq.org Publisher: DR WILLIAM F. SHIJA Secretary-General Editor: ANDREWIMLACH Director of Communica- tions and Research Assistant Editor: Lisa Leano
Front cover: The front of the A.C.T. Legislative Assembly building
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The Secretary-General’s View and Commonwealth Gallery
Political and constitutional reforms in action Hon. Dean O. Barrow, MHR, in Belmopan
Rating the A.C.T. Legislative Assembly: Is “A Minus” good enough? Mr Wayne Berry, MLA, in Canberra
314 Two hats are not better than one Lord Paul Tyler in London
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Parliament and the judiciary in Malaysia Hon. Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, MP, in Kuala Lumpur
319 Striving for parliamentary democracy in Seychelles Hon. Dr Patrick Herminie, MNA, in Victoria
322 A touch of the future in the Isle of Man Hon. Steve Rodan, MHK, in Douglas
324 328 331
Putting the spotlight on rural communities Hon. Kiramatullah Khan, MPA, in Peshawar
Confronting the HIV/AIDS epidemic Hon. Alex Byarugaba Bakunda, MP, in Kampala
Norfolk Island’s self-government under threat again
Mrs Robin Eleanor Adams, in Kingston 337
Improving access, availability and governance through a self-paced learning programme Dr Rick Stapenhurst and Ms Brooke Prater, in Washington
342 349
Creating better governments through effective reviews of public spending
Parliament loosens its grip over the control of public finance