Page 3468 - Week 12 - Wednesday, 19 September 1990
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the Molonglo, is unique in that it has a much more substantial deposit of silt, a growing deposit of silt, that is not present in the Molonglo?
MR KAINE: Yes, I am quite well aware of that.
Liberal Party of Australia - ACT Division
MRS GRASSBY: My question is directed to Mr Duby, if he can give me a little of his attention. I refer to a recent court case involving ACT Liberal Party headquarters at Deakin and the ACT Liberal Party's request to tenants that they enter into a licensing agreement to avoid paying stamp duty. What does the Minister intend to do to ensure that the ACT branch of the Liberal Party pays its full stamp duty obligations?
MR DUBY: I thank Mrs Grassby for the question. Of course, the issue to which she refers is currently under litigation. Accordingly, I propose to take that question on notice and advise, at the end of the day, where we stand in that matter.
MR KAINE: I request that any further questions be placed on the notice paper.
SCHOOL CLOSURES
Discussion of Matter of Public Importance
MR SPEAKER: I have received a letter from Mr Wood proposing that a matter of public importance be submitted to the Assembly for discussion, namely:
The double standards exhibited by the Kaine Alliance Government in their support for wealthy private schools through the free grant of public land while closing public schools and selling off their land.
MR WOOD (3.07): Mr Speaker, you have read out the matter of public importance. It is one of concern to the community, and now one of acute embarrassment to the Kaine Government. It is clear that the Government has given the nod for a change of purpose to occur to allow this land to be transferred to the Canberra Church of England Girls Grammar Junior School.
The nod has been given; otherwise this would not have happened. The timing, of course, is just perfect, and it indicates the contempt that this Government holds for government schools in the ACT. It is perfect timing. There they are closing down and selling off government schools, but allowing well resourced private schools to acquire additional land.
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