Page 307 - Week 03 - Wednesday, 31 May 1989
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sure that our commitment on consultation is the best way of proceeding with it further.
HOSPITALS
MR BERRY: The second question raised with me by Mr Moore related to the recent appointments of representatives from the ACT Trades and Labour Council to the steering committee investigating the principal hospital concept. Mr Moore asked the following question:
On Friday, 26 May, after consultation with the Residents Rally, and I presume others -
He was correct, there were others -
the Minister appointed two union representatives to the steering committee investigating the principal hospital concept. I congratulate Charles McDonald and Prue Power on their appointments.
Is the Minister aware that other bodies have an equivalent claim, and would he consider calling for nominations from people to represent long-term patients and the Returned Services League, which had approached Mr Holding and which was told that he would "bring the views of the Returned Services League to the attention of the incoming Government".
Firstly, the representatives are in fact representatives of the Trades and Labour Council, and I would like to draw to the attention of the Assembly that the Trades and Labour Council is the biggest community body in the ACT. It represents through its affiliates 50,000 workers. That is the principal reason why the Trades and Labour Council was one of the first considerations that I made in adding to the steering committee.
I should also add that the steering committee is a committee that will be reporting to government and its deliberations will be the subject of government scrutiny. In accordance with this Government's principled position on consultation, I expect that its deliberations will be subject also to public scrutiny. So it is important to consider the steering committee in that context.
Serving on the committee will be the chairperson, Mr John Bissett, the General Manager for ACT Community and Health Service, who needs no introduction; Mr Alan Woods, the deputy chairperson, a former senior public servant; Dr Clark, a deputy chairperson and a medical staff committee member on the interim hospital board; Mr Len Withers, the Chief Executive of Hospital Services, who will be providing both management and service delivery support services input to the committee; Mr L. Daniels, a deputy chairperson of Calvary Hospital. As Calvary Hospital is a component of
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