Page 487 - Week 02 - Thursday, 22 February 1990
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MR BERRY: The long and boring speech of the Chief Minister was listened to by everybody and the Chief Minister did not acknowledge that members have loudspeakers in their offices upstairs and even, Mr Chief Minister, when one responds to the call of nature, one has to suffer some of these speeches.
CANBERRA LEASEHOLD SYSTEM
Discussion of Matter of Public Importance
MR SPEAKER: I have received letters from Mr Stevenson and Mr Moore both proposing that matters of public importance be submitted to the Assembly. In accordance with standing order 79 I have determined that the matter proposed by Mr Moore be submitted to the Assembly, namely:
The potential advantages of the Canberra leasehold system and the parlous state of its administration.
MR MOORE (3.21): I must say it has taken me a little by surprise. The Government whip told me that Mr Collaery would be making a statement prior to the matter of public importance, but I understand that these things can change. Under these circumstances I will ask your indulgence if I take a little bit of time to reorganise my papers at some stage.
We start off with the concept of the leasehold system and I think it is absolutely critical that the concept of the leasehold system be very carefully explained in dealing with this matter of public importance. The matter of public importance is:
The potential advantages of the Canberra leasehold system and the parlous state of its administration.
If you were renting a house and you had made or you wished to make some improvements to that house and then you moved out, you would hardly expect to gain some profit. If you were letting a house and you or somebody else made some improvements to that house and in due time as the value of that house went up that house was sold, you would expect to make some profit. In other words, the person who owned the land would be the person who expected to make some profit from that particular sale. The situation is very much the same in Canberra. We are very fortunate to have a leasehold system and with that leasehold system comes the notion that the people of Canberra, in toto, have become the owners of the land.
Perhaps I could draw attention to the fact that you do not have the clock on.
Mr Duby: Now is your chance, Mike.
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