Page 1237 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 23 August 1989
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MS FOLLETT: Mr Speaker, Mr Kaine asks whether he can have them. Indeed, it is my understanding that other members of the Assembly do have some such provision made to them in terms of typing support, library support and so on, and that the only real difference is that I have not listed them in the phone book.
MR STEVENSON: I have a supplementary question. The question asked in this house was: What are the estimated costs of providing staff? It did mention to the ALP. That was in my words. I do not mind where the staff come from. The question was about the costs of providing staff.
MS FOLLETT: Mr Speaker, I do recall the terms of the original question asked in the house and I also recall the terms of the reply, which was a full and adequate reply. I do repeat, however, that the Australian Labor Party, the Liberal Party, the Residents Rally party, the No Self Government Party and the Abolish Self Government Coalition are not staffed at the public expense. Members of this Assembly have staffing allocations.
I very generously, in my view, answered the question that was placed on notice, although it was incorrectly phrased - to suggest that political parties did in fact receive some staff. They do not, and that is the basis on which I answered that question. It has been answered.
Youth Homelessness
MR COLLAERY: My question is directed to either Mr Berry or Mrs Grassby, and they can make the decision. I refer to the question asked by my colleague Mr Humphries regarding the Caring for Adolescents in Need of Assistance group at Manuka, known as CANA. I draw their attention to the fact that the chairman of that group is Terry Higgins, QC, of their party, and one of the assistants and supporters of CANA is of course a member of the personal staff of the Chief Minister here in this Assembly.
What I ask either of the Ministers is this: In view of those facts known to me, also as a founding member of CANA, would you please outline to the house how Mr Berry is unaware of the situation that the CANA group is in and what steps you propose to take to talk to your own colleagues on the fifth floor about the circumstances of CANA.
MR BERRY: A point of order might have been raised in relation to this question, which is essentially the same as one asked just a few minutes ago. I refer to standing order 136, which says that the Speaker may disallow any motion or amendment which is the same in substance as any question, which, during that calendar year, has been resolved in the affirmative or negative - and I think I have made a mistake now.
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