I move amendment No. 15:
In page 7, subsection (1), between lines 14 and 15 to insert the following:
"(d) who has had two consecutive sentences amounting, in total, to not less than one year imposed on him by the District Court,".
This brings me back to the question of two consecutive sentences being imposed amounting in total to not less than one year. I am concerned about petitions for a grant of pardon. Section 7 (1) (a), (b) and (c) cover a person who is convicted of an offence, unsuccessfully appeals it, and alleges a newly discovered fact shows a miscarriage of justice has occurred in relation to the conviction. If the amendment is accepted such a person would also be in a position to petition the Minister for Justice with a view to the Government advising the President to grant a pardon. This is not covered by the Bill. This relates to the point that I made earlier. While I do not wish to make a song and dance about it, I think that if a person found himself in that position he would want some means of clearing his name.