Page 4128 - Week 14 - Thursday, 25 October 1990
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
Sub Judice Rule - School Closures
MS FOLLETT: My question is addressed to Mr Kaine, the Chief Minister. I refer the Chief Minister to the Attorney-General's ruling yesterday - a ruling which was endorsed by the whole Government - that it is a breach of the sub judice rule for this Assembly to vote on a matter when that matter is the subject of a legal action. Does it follow from this ruling that the Supreme Court action in relation to school closures will prevent this Assembly voting on the budget which is premised on school closures?
MR KAINE: Mr Speaker, I am not certain of the issue here. I do not believe, first of all, that the Attorney-General made any such ruling and, if it is an opinion on a ruling of the Attorney-General that is being sought, I think that it is improper to ask me to voice such an opinion and the question should be addressed to the Attorney-General.
MS FOLLETT: I ask a supplementary question, Mr Speaker. I ask the Chief Minister: Why is the Government prepared to allow debate on its Bills which effect school closures while it gags debate on private members' Bills on the same subject?
MR KAINE: I do not know what Bills on school closures the Leader of the Opposition is talking about. I do not have any Bills on the table.
Sports Commission
MRS NOLAN: Mr Collaery, my question is addressed to you in your capacity as Minister for Housing and Community Services. It is in relation to your ministership under the auspices of sport. Has the Minister made any progress in examining the proposal to establish an ACT sports commission which he announced shortly after the presentation of the 1990-91 budget?
MR COLLAERY: I thank Mrs Nolan for the question. It is a very pertinent question at the moment because, of course, the people in the sports community are very interested in this Government proposal, a proposal which they welcome and which, according to comments from many of them, they have been waiting for for years.
Certainly the Office of Sport, Recreation and Racing within my department is currently finalising a brief for a consultancy. The office will be seeking expressions of interest from suitable consultants next month. The consultancy will be oversighted by a small steering
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