Page 1069 - Week 06 - Thursday, 27 July 1989
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MR WHALAN: This is a complete smokescreen, Mr Speaker. The trade union is, as always, totally united. The trade union movement, as we have seen on so many occasions on important social issues such as the employment issue and the jobs for Canberra, has been united in its opposition to the police move-on powers. This is a clear demonstration of their commitment to unity and their commitment to social justice.
Yarralumla Brickworks
MR COLLAERY: Mr Speaker, my question is directed to the Deputy Chief Minister. In view of the fact that a provisional liquidator has been appointed for the Hooker Corporation, will the Deputy Chief Minister inform the Assembly what the terms of any agreement between the Administration and the Hooker Corporation are or were in relation to the Yarralumla Brickworks; do those terms involve a letter to treat or a contractual form in any nature; and, if so, will the Minister make that documentation available in form for perusal by party leaders at least in this Assembly? Further, will the Deputy Chief Minister assure the people of the ACT that the appointment of a provisional liquidator will not see this project fall into other hands or be transferred for monetary consideration to another party as part of the cost recovery measures of the Hooker rescue?
MR WHALAN: Mr Speaker, I thank Mr Collaery for the question. It is a timely question. We know that this is a matter of some controversy, the proposed development of the brickworks site. At this stage, representatives of my department have already engaged in discussions with representatives of the Hooker organisation concerning the implications of the Hooker collapse, the effect of the Hooker collapse on Hooker's activities here in the ACT.
We expect there will be further discussions this afternoon and I do expect an early report on this particular matter. When I receive that report, it will be discussed with my ministerial colleagues and, at that point of time, we will make a joint decision as to what the next step of the Government will be and what public announcement we will make arising from that.
Cancer Screening
MR WOOD: I direct a question to the Minister here on my left - in this respect at least.
A member: Always.
MR WOOD: No, I would not concede that point. Is it true that the Community and Health Service cervical screening
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