Page 4741 - Week 16 - Wednesday, 28 November 1990
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As I have said before, if he does not want to debate it here and he does not want the information to be passed to the members of this house first, I am quite happy, and I am sure that the Minister is quite happy, to walk out the door, talk to the media and make sure that the message of the events that the Minister wishes to speak about gets out to the people tonight, in tonight's media. I do not care whether we do it that way or play it straight and put it on the table of the house.
Motion (by Mr Collaery) put:
That the question be now put.
The Assembly voted -
AYES, 10 NOES, 6
Mr Collaery Mr Berry
Mr Duby Mr Connolly
Mr Humphries Ms Follett
Mr Jensen Mrs Grassby
Mr Kaine Mr Moore
Dr Kinloch Mr Wood
Ms Maher
Mrs Nolan
Mr Prowse
Mr Stefaniak
Question so resolved in the affirmative.
Original question resolved in the affirmative.
Ministerial Statement
MR DUBY (Minister for Finance and Urban Services) (3.17): Mr Speaker, on 10 September 1990, the Government announced that it was proceeding to offer a lease to Decoin Pty Ltd for the construction of a pool and recreational facility at the Tuggeranong town centre. This decision followed from a calling for expressions of interest by the Commonwealth Labor Government in 1986, a process which was continued by the Follett Labor Government. Following evaluation of the expressions of interest, Decoin Pty Ltd was awarded exclusive negotiation rights over the site in 1987, by the then Commonwealth Labor Government.
When this Government came into office in December of last year, we were aware of concerns about the viability of the company Decoin Pty Ltd. The Alliance Government insisted on an independent financial assessment of the company by Price Waterhouse, before proceeding to offer a lease for the project. The report of the independent assessors was favourable to the company and to the development.
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