Page 1406 - Week 08 - Tuesday, 26 September 1989
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Mr Wood: It was an accurate report of what happened yesterday.
MS FOLLETT: Thank you, Mr Wood. Mr Speaker, I am advised that since the Investigations Unit was established, in January this year, it has undertaken or has had referred to it some 171 matters and a large number of those are relatively small matters. Of the 171 matters referred to the Investigations Unit, 117 have involved allegations or complaints against people external to the ACT government service. In other words, they were not allegations against public servants but rather allegations against suppliers or clients, et cetera. Forty-five referrals have involved allegations or complaints against ACT Government staff - in other words, by far the minority of referrals to the Investigations Unit - and there have been nine referrals which have involved both staff and external persons. Of the 171 matters referred to the unit, 60 have resulted in the institution of legal action and 49 of those 60 have involved external persons; 62 matters have involved administrative or disciplinary action of some kind; and 46 have been found to warrant no further action. There are still three matters in progress.
I think it is important that the Assembly notes, in view of the Canberra Times report, that the overwhelming majority of matters referred to the Investigations Unit refer to people external to the ACT government service. I am very anxious that the morale and the reputation of our government service is not tarnished by a report such as that carried by the Canberra Times and I believe the figures that I have provided to the Assembly reflect that fact. Mr Speaker, I have a short table on the matter which is just a short analysis of matters referred to the Investigations Unit, and if it is the wish of the Assembly that might be incorporated in the Hansard.
Leave granted.
Document incorporated at appendix 1.
Legislative Program
MR KAINE: I am delighted that the Chief Minister was able to give such a comprehensive answer to a question without notice. I hope she will do as well with this one. Chief Minister, it is my understanding that there are something like 100 Bills in the pipeline within the ACT Administration. That is not gossip; I understand that it is fact. Over the last five months this Government has managed to introduce fewer than three Bills a month. In fact, only 16 Bills have been dealt with by this Assembly, including private members' Bills. Why is it that so few Bills are being brought forward if there is such a huge backlog in the pipeline? Is there a legislative program that the Government is working to to get some of this legislation through the system and, if not, why not?
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