Page 3030 - Week 14 - Tuesday, 5 December 1989
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Centre in Rivett, which will provide short-term accommodation for frail aged people; the release of a directory of women's health services in the ACT; establishment of a trainee system in the health surveillance service in an effort to retain health surveyors in the ACT; funding for 23 projects to assist ACT community self-help groups; presentation of a $20,000 cheque to the ACT division of the National Heart Foundation to partly fund a risk factor prevalence study in the ACT; and the launch of the ACT component of the national AIDS education program for people of non-English speaking backgrounds.
The activities within my portfolio, Mr Speaker, in the past six months reflect the Government's commitment to quality service, to social justice and to fiscal responsibility. The Labor Government is proud of its achievements and the ground we have gained to date. The people of Canberra can share that pride, for they are the ones who will benefit from first-rate community and health services that will carry the ACT into the future - services which focus on the individuals in the community who use them and which are sensitive to the needs of the people of Canberra. Compare that record, Mr Speaker, with the record of those opposite. The stark contrast will astound you all.
MR SPEAKER: I would just like to set the record straight on a comment made by Mr Berry. I will read in part a letter that was forwarded to the Canberra Times on 29 November 1989 about an amendment that was circulated in the Legislative Assembly chamber in Mr Humphries' name on 22 November 1989 during consideration of the detail stage of the Appropriation Bill. It said:
The amendment, as circulated, proposed a reduction in the proposed expenditure for Division 70 of $5m. Division 70 relates to education funding.
Could I point out that in fact, this amendment should have nominated Division 170 rather than Division 70 and this confusion was referred to in the Assembly by Mr Humphries on 23 November. Division 170 relates to Community Services and Health funding. The amendment was incorrectly drafted for Mr Humphries by Assembly Secretariat staff and was not according to Mr Humphries' instructions.
Mrs Grassby: It was in his handwriting. He signed it.
Mr Berry: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; I object to your taking up the cudgels on behalf of Mr Humphries. In fact, the evidence that was - - -
Mr Humphries: You were attacking Assembly staff. That is why he took up the cudgels on behalf of Mr Humphries.
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