Page 1530 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 27 September 1989
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to the facilities in other parts of Canberra. Could the Minister advise the Assembly of the likely timetable for the provision of a 50 metre swimming pool in Tuggeranong?
MRS GRASSBY: No, I cannot give you a timetable. It is in our plans to build a pool at Tuggeranong but, as for putting a time or a date on it, I am afraid I cannot do that at the moment.
Mrs Nolan: Privatise it.
MRS GRASSBY: We do not believe in privatisation.
Deportation of Minor
MR MOORE: My question is to the Minister for Industry, Employment and Education. I refer to my question on 25 July 1989, at Hansard page 837, asking the Minister to look into the threatened exclusion from Australia of a year 11 pupil at Dickson College, Janice Thorpe. Since the Minister undertook to look into the matter, could he please now advise the Assembly of what steps he has taken to ensure the welfare of that child?
MR WHALAN: Yes, I did give that undertaking and I did maintain contact, Mr Deputy Speaker, with the office of the Minister for Immigration and also with the office of Mr John Langmore, who was principally involved in the negotiations with the relevant Commonwealth Minister.
Nurses
MR HUMPHRIES: My question is again to the Minister for Community Services and Health. Is the Minister aware of allegations that nurses have been warned by ACT hospital management not to sign petitions opposing budget cuts in health? Are those allegations true? Will he be taking any action on those allegations?
MR BERRY: I am aware of allegations in that respect. I in fact read them in the press. I am not confident that they are matters of fact but what I can say is that, as far as this Government is concerned, it is wide open to the nurses to express their view about their industrial conditions in relation to the budget. I think at no time during the course of the budget consultative committee were there any restrictions on nurses putting their views to this Government. I remember a couple of occasions when they did so quite publicly and there were no recriminations supported by the Government. So, in terms of whether or not it was a matter of fact, I am not able to say. As far as I am aware, there was no pressure put on nurses by this Government not to sign documents concerning the budget.
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