Page 171 - Week 02 - Thursday, 25 May 1989

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MR KAINE: I am prepared to accept that amendment, Mr Speaker, if that is acceptable to the Assembly.

Amendment agreed to.

MR DUBY: I shall not delay proceedings. I disagree with the Chief Minister in this matter, in that matters relating to conservation, heritage and the environment should be dealt with by separate committees. I endorse the motion.

Motion, as amended, agreed to.

REFERENCE TO SOCIAL POLICY STANDING COMMITTEE

MR KAINE (Leader of the Opposition) (12.13): I seek leave to move a motion in connection with the interests of the ageing of our community.

Leave granted.

MR KAINE: I originally intended to move a motion that we establish a select committee to look into the specific aspects of the ageing, and I am sure that Dr Kinloch would agree with me that there are a couple of us in this house who have an increasing interest in this matter. But given the Chief Minister's arguments in connection with the establishment of an additional standing committee, I accept the difficulty of finding members of the Assembly to man additional committees and the resources to service them. Instead I move:

That:

(1) the following matters be referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy for inquiry and report -

(a) the needs of the ageing in the ACT community over the next five years in terms of home care, units and hostels, nursing homes, hospital and hospice accommodation, and any other accommodation needs, with particular attention to the needs of frail and disabled, dementia patients, those of ethnic origins and those requiring respite facilities;

(b) other matters relating to the ageing, e.g. access to shopping and other community facilities, and concessions; and

(2) The committee report on this reference by 31 August 89.

I think it is commonly known that the ageing population in Canberra is increasing rapidly and because of that there are many problems that the ageing people in our community

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