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CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION WITHOUT NOTICE.

20 FEBRUARY 1990

ACT Government Employees - Civic Participation

MR WHALAN: RE THE RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING IN DEMOCRATIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DEBATE WITHIN THE ACT. IS THE CHIEF MINISTER AND THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE AWARE THAT YESTERDAY AN OFFICER EMPLOYED IN THE SCHOOLS SYSTEM WAS DIRECTED, HAVING PREVIOUSLY AGREED TO PARTICIPATE IN A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS OF SCHOOLS, FOR A POOL IN TUGGERANONG, NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN A PUBLIC MEETING AT THE TUGGERANONG COLLEGE LAST EVENING?

MY ANSWER IS:

I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PRINCIPAL OF A GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL HAD AGREED TO PARTICIPATE IN A PUBLIC MEETING TO BE HELD ON MONDAY 19 FEBRUARY. HOWEVER, ON FURTHER REFLECTION AND FOLLOWING ADVICE FROM A DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS, THE PRINCIPAL DECIDED THAT HER PARTICIPATION IN SUCH A POLITICAL MEETING WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE. ANY INFORMATION THE MEETING CALLED FOR ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF SCHOOLS WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATELY PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOLS BOARD.

THE PRINCIPAL WAS NOT DIRECTED TO REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN

THE MEETING.

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