Page 1633 - Week 08 - Thursday, 28 September 1989
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Chief Minister's intention to recommend to the Minister for Territories that he do so or to support him if he proposes to do so?
MS FOLLETT: I thank Mr Kaine for the question. It is a very interesting question indeed and I think that it points up some of the difficulties of dealing on a radio program with the actual facts of the situation. Mr Speaker, quite clearly, once the Assembly has passed a Bill, it is my duty to bring it into operation. I have no choice in that matter, and it is my intention with the Bill on the removal of fluoride from the Canberra water supply to do precisely that. I will follow the normal processes of gazetting the Act and bringing it into implementation. Mr Holding, I know, did indicate this morning that he saw some difficulty with that, but I think that, if he has difficulties with it, it is up to him to raise them with me. He has not done so, so far, and I will be following my normal process of bringing the Assembly's wishes into operation.
Tuggeranong Community Centre
MR JENSEN: Mr Speaker, my question is directed to the Chief Minister in her capacity as Minister for the arts. I note in budget paper No. 5 on page 22 there is reference to $2m being allocated from the community development fund for construction of the Tuggeranong Community Centre, which has been carried over from 1988-89. I remind the Chief Minister that the community has been involved with this project from the very beginning, some number of years ago, and there is some concern that continued delays in this project are having an effect on what will be finally built on that particular site. Can the Chief Minister advise when work on this project is expected to commence?
MS FOLLETT: Mr Speaker, if I may, I will take that question on notice. I am afraid I do not have access at the moment to the precise date on which that work might commence and I think it might be best if I were to seek some advice on that and provide it to the Assembly.
Asbestos Removal
MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, my question is to the Minister for Housing and Urban Services. Can the Minister confirm that tenders have now closed for the domestic asbestos removal program? Is it true that tenders were all considerably higher than the Government expected by about half? Has the Government reassessed the anticipated cost of the program as a result of this?
MRS GRASSBY: Yes, it is true that tenders have closed and are being assessed by my department. I understand that they are higher than were expected. At this stage it has
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