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prepare a final report to both Ministers. Both Ministers would then consider the final report from the negotiating team. It is a standard way of doing inter-governmental negotiations - - -
Mr Berry: A standard way of misleading people.
MR COLLAERY: Mr Speaker, it is a standard way of doing negotiating positions, and that will continue. If the member wishes to know what meetings were cancelled,
if any were, I will find out for his information.
MR BERRY: I ask a supplementary question. We know, for example, that Ms Follett met twice with Senator Tate during her period of office on this matter.
Mr Kaine: That is because they are mates; it had nothing to do with the police force.
MR BERRY: Well, you have not got any, so you will be right. Given that you have never met with Senator Tate to discuss the issue, how can you claim to be in control of the transfer, for heaven's sake?
MR COLLAERY: I thank Mr Berry for the supplementary question. As I said earlier, there are established inter-governmental negotiating teams. I had expected that we might meet Senator Tate at one of the ministerial meetings that I attended interstate recently. That did not come about. I believe there was another occasion when I was scheduled to meet Senator Tate - - -
Mr Berry: You are truly unbelievable, Bernard.
MR COLLAERY: The fact of the matter is that I am going to abide by those arrangements that were put into place and - - -
Members interjected.
MR COLLAERY: Mr Speaker, this is some kind of point scoring exercise. It has no basis in fact.
ACT Police Force
MRS GRASSBY: My question is to Mr Collaery. I wonder whether he can give us a straight answer on this one. I refer Mr Collaery to his comment that, after being transferred, the ACT police will still be employed under the two Acts. Is the Minister unaware that the police will be employed under only one Act, the Federal Act, and that the ACT contract will be with the AFP, not with individual police?
MR COLLAERY: I thank Mrs Grassby for the question. The first thing was that she imputed words to me where I said
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