Page 2703 - Week 13 - Tuesday, 21 November 1989
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Tuesday, 21 November 1989
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MR SPEAKER (Mr Prowse) took the chair at 2.30 pm and read the prayer.
PETITION
The Clerk: The following petition has been lodged for presentation, and a copy will be referred to the appropriate Minister:
Royal Canberra Hospital
To the Speaker and members of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory, the petition of citizens, residents of the Australian Capital Territory wish to draw to the attention of the Assembly the attached petition.
Your petitioners therefore request the Assembly to retain Royal Canberra Hospital as the principal hospital in the Australian Capital Territory.
by Ms Maher (from 78 citizens).
Petition received.
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
Donations to Political Parties
MR COLLAERY: My question is directed to the Chief Minister. Chief Minister, I refer you to the provision in the ACT (Electoral) Act relating to section 304(1)(a) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act which requires, among other things, a full disclosure of the total amount and value of all gifts and the relevant details of each gift received by a political party or branch ending on polling day. Is it true that the secretary of your party, Mr Wedgwood, received on behalf of the ALP a cheque in the sum of $8,500 from members of the Adult Video Industry Association? If that cheque was received on polling day, 4 March 1989, is there a reason why that gift was not disclosed?
MS FOLLETT: Mr Speaker, I would put it to you that gifts to political parties are a matter for those parties rather than for this Assembly, but I have every confidence that the party would be able to answer that question and would,
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