Page 1358 - Week 05 - Thursday, 26 April 1990

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are looking at not only addressing current issues of concern but also beyond these to ways of tackling other emerging environmental issues.

Mr Deputy Speaker, the Government of the ACT needs to work in partnership with the community to ensure that environmental issues can be addressed in a comprehensive and effective way. The initiatives that the Government will propose will work only if they are taken seriously by the private sector and by all individuals in the community. We will all need to change habits of a lifetime and adopt sensitive attitudes and practices with regard to the environment.

Mr Deputy Speaker, I present the following papers:

ACT greenhouse strategy - Ministerial statement, 26 April 1990;

Developing an ACT Strategy to Respond to the Greenhouse Effect.

I move:

That the Assembly takes note of the papers.

Debate (on motion by Ms Follett) adjourned.

ADJOURNMENT

MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! It being 4.30 pm, I propose the question:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

Mr Collaery: I require the question to be put forthwith without debate.

Question resolved in the negative.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Discussion of Matter of Public Importance

MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: I have received a letter from Ms Follett proposing that a matter of public importance be submitted to the Assembly for discussion, namely:

The widespread problem of domestic violence and the need for action by the Government to assist domestic violence survivors.

MS FOLLETT (Leader of the Opposition) (4.31): I have proposed this matter of public importance today to mark the fact that it is national Stop Domestic Violence Day. Today is also the second anniversary of the opening of the Canberra Domestic Violence Crisis Service.

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