Page 787 - Week 05 - Thursday, 6 July 1989
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Awarding of Contracts
MR COLLAERY: My question is directed to the Minister for Industry, Employment and Education. I draw his attention to question on notice No. 2 which first appeared on the notice paper of this Assembly on 24 May 1989. That is a question about contracts awarded to a company. Will the Minister expedite a response to that question? It has been on the notice paper since 24 May.
MR WHALAN: Yes, I must say, Mr Speaker, during the proceedings yesterday I went through the list of the questions that were on notice, and I noticed that that had been on the notice paper for some time. I have asked my staff to expedite a response to that, and I will try to get it to Mr Collaery as quickly as possible.
MR COLLAERY: I wish to ask a supplementary question, Mr Speaker. Is the Minister informing the Assembly that he first saw the question yesterday?
MR WHALAN: No. What I said, Mr Speaker, was that on going through the notice paper yesterday I noticed that it was there, and it reminded me to mention it to my staff to see what was happening about preparing a response to it. So I did not just notice it yesterday.
Building and Construction Statistics
MR STEFANIAK: My question is addressed to the Minister for Housing and Urban Services. Will the Minister advise whether the April 1989 private sector building and construction statistics for the ACT are accurate or whether the figures published are understated and do not include the true downturn in private housing permits and approvals? Is it this Government's policy to withhold this information, as at present figures which were available at short notice are now taking months?
MRS GRASSBY: I have to take that question on notice, but there has been no decision to hold anything back. I will have to check with the department to see why that has not been addressed. It has not come across my desk.
Hansard
MR HUMPHRIES: My question is to you, Mr Speaker. Can you comment on the report in today's Canberra Times headed "Fear of libel puts limits on the ACT's 'Hansard'"? In particular, is legislation planned which will facilitate protection from defamation to the printers, publishers and distributors of Hansard?
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