Page 532 - Week 03 - Tuesday, 20 March 1990
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MR BERRY: You are Treasurer.
MR KAINE: You are talking about something that is in the health budget. I tell the members of the Opposition for the second time that if they want answers to their questions, they may address them to the appropriate Minister. If they do not want answers they can continue to make me the centre of their attack. That is fine; I will do my best to answer them. As I said, I am not Minister for everything; I have three other Ministers to share the responsibility of office. If the Opposition members want their questions answered, I submit that they address them to the appropriate Ministers - in this case, the Minister for Health, Education and the Arts.
MR BERRY: A supplementary question - - -
MR KAINE: Why don't you ask the question of the Minister for Health? You do not want to know the answer.
MR BERRY: The question that I would like to put to you - - -
MR KAINE: You asked about the establishment of a fund which is in the area of responsibility of the Minister for Health.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Chief Minister, order!
MR BERRY: The supplementary question that I ask of Mr Kaine is: is he prepared to carry out the duties of Treasurer or not? If so - - -
MR KAINE: Yes, Mr Speaker, but not of the Minister for Health and not of the Minister for Housing and Community Services.
MR BERRY: If so, would he please answer the question in relation to the health promotion fund which is set up under his area of control.
MR SPEAKER: Mr Berry, I draw attention to the fact that that could not be a supplementary question, as the first one was not answered.
Playhouse Theatre Site
MR MOORE: My question, which is addressed to the Chief Minister, concerns a planning matter. There have been persistent rumours about the development of section 19, and one of them has to do with the closing of the Canberra Playhouse Theatre. Could he advise the Assembly when the Playhouse is closing and why?
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