Page 559 - Week 04 - Thursday, 29 June 1989
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intellectual disabilities in the areas of accommodation, employment, respite care, independent living skills, training and transport? If so, could the Minister say what these plans are?
MR BERRY: I thank Ms Maher for that question. Of course the issue of coordination for those sorts of services which were mentioned by Ms Maher is extremely important. The Commonwealth and the ACT governments recently agreed to set up a joint advisory body on that matter, and it will discuss and plan service delivery for people with disabilities in the ACT. This body will be called the ACT Disability Services Advisory Committee. This committee will discuss and plan service delivery in the ACT. The group will also be examining ways to collect data for planning purposes. Members of the committee will include representatives of consumers and service providers as well as of both levels of government.
Gaming
DR KINLOCH: My question is to the Minister for Industry, Employment and Education in his role as Minister for sport, including gaming. The question relates to allegations about betting activity at the Molonglo Tavern on 8 April 1989, which resulted in bets of some $270,000 not being settled - the largest amount in bets ever made and not settled in the ACT. Is the Minister aware of these allegations? If so, is he able to act on them?
MS FOLLETT: Mr Speaker, I believe that I am the Minister responsible for those matters. I am afraid I have no information on that matter, but I am very happy to take the question on notice and to provide the member with the full response as soon as I can.
Very Fast Train Project
MR KAINE: I direct a question to the Chief Minister in connection with the very fast train. The question is based on the assumption that the Government is in favour of the very fast train system. I was wondering whether the Chief Minister has had any discussions yet with the planners of this very fast train system. Arising from those discussions, does the Government intend to undertake an environmental impact study on the project? If so, will that environmental impact study be carried out in such a time frame as to allow the VFT to proceed on schedule and not delay it?
MS FOLLETT: I am happy to have a chance to speak on the very fast train proposal, which I think is an innovation that has a great deal of potential for the ACT, and particularly for our place in this region. I think
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