Page 636 - Week 03 - Wednesday, 21 March 1990

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If Mr Stewart documents his idea and his claims as he agreed to do, then my department will be in a position to carefully analyse them. But so far Mr Stewart has been unable to give any detailed analysis of his claims other than a conceptual claim which, as I said, at this stage does not come anywhere near the standards required.

Territory Plan

MRS GRASSBY: Mr Speaker, my question is to Mr Kaine and this is definitely his portfolio. I have not made a mistake here. Can the Chief Minister outline the consultation process that will be undertaken within the community as part of the completion of the Territory plan and can he advise when this process will begin?

MR KAINE: I am not sure that I heard part of the question. Was Mrs Grassby reading from a question that had to do with the Territory plan?

MRS GRASSBY: Would you like me to read it again?

MR SPEAKER: Please repeat the question, Mrs Grassby.

MRS GRASSBY: Can the Chief Minister outline the consultation process that will be undertaken within the community as part of the completion of the Territory plan and can he advise when this process will begin?

MR KAINE: The consultation process is a very straightforward one. The first two draft Bills that were tabled a month ago were made available immediately without request to every organisation in the ACT that was thought or was known to have any interest in the subject whatsoever. Those people were invited to make any comments that they saw fit to make on it. The consultation process is in process already and will continue until such time - - -

Ms Follett: The plan - the Territory plan - not the legislation.

MR KAINE: Well, the legislation has to be in place before we can start talking about a plan, so presumably you can only be talking about the legislation. The plan will begin once the legislation is in place which authorises the plan to be developed, but that will not happen until the legislation is in place.

Gowrie Hostel

MR JENSEN: My question without notice is directed to Mr Collaery in his capacity as the Attorney-General. Attorney-General, have you received any legal advice on the


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