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raised, no action be taken immediately. I am prepared to grant precedence to a motion on the matter at a later time. I table the following papers:
Privilege - Alleged breach - Letters, dated 27 September 1990 to the Speaker from -
Mrs R. Nolan, MLA, together with a copy of an article from the The Canberra Times, dated 27 September 1990.
Mr N. Jensen, MLA, together with a copy of The Canberra Times, dated 27 September 1990.
REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FORMER CANBERRA TIMES SITE
Ministerial Statement
MR DUBY (Minister for Finance and Urban Services): I seek leave to make a ministerial statement on the Government's response to recommendation 3 of the Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Infrastructure on the redevelopment of the former Canberra Times site.
Leave granted.
Mr Wood: Goodness. After all this time. How many months has it been?
MR DUBY: It has been a long time; there is no question about that. That is why it is so important that this statement is made today, Mr Wood.
In its October 1989 report on the redevelopment of the former Canberra Times site, the Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Infrastructure recommended, in part, that the Government undertake an assessment of the impact of the sale of country grade leaded petrol and, if a significant reduction in the level of airborne lead can be achieved, that metropolitan standards be imposed in the ACT.
During the debate on the Canberra Times site in this house on 5 June the Chief Minister advised that the question of leaded petrol was being pursued separately. As the Minister responsible for transport matters and also environmental issues, I now provide our Government's response to the standing committee in relation to that particular recommendation.
Mr Speaker, the relevant Air Pollution Act of 1984 does not prescribe a maximum limit for lead in super grade petrol supplied to Canberra. For technical reasons, the petroleum industry's upper limit for lead in super grade petrol is 0.84 grams per litre. This is the amount of lead permitted for New South Wales country areas. Due to Canberra's location, the ACT has become a market for country grade leaded petrol - being a distribution centre for various country centres in the surrounding region.
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