Page 3466 - Week 12 - Wednesday, 19 September 1990
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MR DUBY: Was Mr Clampett the person in question? Perhaps he could have explained to the clerk that there was no need to pay in cash. The point is that that decision has been taken because it is administratively more efficient, it saves the Government money in the long term, and frankly it is more popular with the vast majority of people who live in the ACT and who require ACT licences. People who are here on a short-term basis are able to receive a short-term licence, but I do not class 12 months as a short-term period.
MR STEVENSON: Mr Speaker, I have a supplementary question. Would Mr Duby be prepared to take the matter under advice and perhaps look at the advisability of having a short-term licence issued for a smaller amount of money?
MR DUBY: If Mr Stevenson is asking me whether the Government is going to reconsider its position and introduce 12-month, two-year and three-year licences, the answer is no.
Mr Stevenson: That was not the question.
MR DUBY: Well, that is the way I took it. If the question is: may people obtain interim licences in the ACT for a short period, the answer is yes.
Molonglo River
MS FOLLETT: My question is again to Mr Kaine in his role as Minister for the environment. Is Mr Kaine aware of scientific evidence indicating levels of cadmium, lead and other heavy metals well in excess of the World Health Organisation's standards occurring in the Molonglo River? If he is aware of this scientific evidence, what action will he take to address the issue? If he is not aware of it, will he make himself aware of it?
MR KAINE: I have heard some unsubstantiated reports of this nature, Mr Speaker. I think my only knowledge of them is that I have read something in the local newspapers to this effect. I have not been advised in any way by my departmental officers that this is the case, but since Ms Follett has raised the question I will ask them for a briefing and advice on what can be done to reduce the problem.
National Press Club Address
MR BERRY: My question is directed to the Chief Minister. I refer Mr Kaine to the Canberra Times of 12 September 1990 which included an advertisement for the Chief Minister's address to the National Press Club. Did the ACT Government pay for that advertisement?
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