Page 2597 - Week 12 - Wednesday, 15 November 1989

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It was brought to my attention that there is a possible implication that the ACT Legal Aid Office had given incorrect figures. I point out to the house that, as a result of some questions I was asking Mr Staniforth, the chief executive director of that body, prior to his giving evidence, he indicated to me that a number of figures which appeared in the document were incorrect and were not supplied by his office.

I then proceeded to ask him about those, along with a number of other questions. He identified the error when I was asking him to explain certain figures to me outside. He drew that to my attention, and then went through it and brought to the attention of the committee those errors, which indeed were quite different from figures his office supplied. I would merely like that put on record, in case there is any imputation that the Legal Aid Office had prepared incorrect figures. I am assured that that was not the case.

Assembly adjourned at 4.39 pm

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