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The amounts for each program represent approximately five months' expenditure as it is expected that the Appropriation Bill will have come into force by the end of November. No provision has been made for new initiatives, as is the usual practice. These will be addressed in the formulation of the budget for 1990-91 and will be presented to this Assembly in that context.
Provision has been made within the estimates for new functions transferring from the Commonwealth to the ACT Government after 1 July 1990. These functions include policing, courts, Director of Public Prosecutions and audit.
A provision of $10m has been included for the Treasurer's advance. This item can be used to advance moneys only for expenditure which is urgently required for the efficient administration of the Territory. Section 47 of the Audit Act 1989 prescribes the conditions for the use of this advance.
As was the case in 1989-90, the Supply Bill is set out in line with the current administrative arrangements and program structure. Within each program a distinction between recurrent and capital expenditure has been made to limit the application of the moneys appropriated. I now present the explanatory memorandum for the Bill.
Debate (on motion by Ms Follett) adjourned.
HOUSING ASSISTANCE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990
Debate resumed from 26 April 1990, on motion by Mr Collaery:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
MRS GRASSBY (10.52): Mr Speaker, the Labor Party will support the Housing Assistance (Amendment) Bill, which will amend the Housing Assistance Act 1987 to provide that the definition of "the Housing Agreement" means the agreement between the Territory, the Commonwealth, the States and the Northern Territory.
But, Mr Speaker, let me ask this question of the Minister for Housing: when are you going to introduce some of your own legislation into this chamber? I am sure that members of this Assembly as well as members of the public are concerned with this Government's lack of ability to introduce its own policies.
In September 1989, as Minister for Housing and Urban Services, I addressed this Assembly on the outcome of the housing policy review. Let me quote part of that statement:
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