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Mr Berry: It is up to the Assembly. The Assembly would then decide.

Mr Wood: It goes to the floor of the Assembly.

Mr Moore: The Assembly would then decide whether the report goes on or not.

MR STEVENSON: Right. If there is any suggestion that the committee would not complete its report I would not find that a sensible situation. We have spent a great deal of time on what we are doing. I do not see any reason presented by Mr Berry that we should consider that the Social Policy Committee should not produce a report after its deliberations, which is what he is suggesting. If that is the case, I would vote against this situation. We have a responsibility to bring down a report.

I could not imagine for a moment why it would take longer than February. But let us look at a possible reason. Prior to February the two-month result that should have been obtained in June could be released by the National Cancer Institute, indicating that fluoride is a carcinogen. If that were released a week before our report is due that would no doubt require a rewrite of the report. As I said, I really see no reason for wording the proposed amendment in such a way that there is any possibility that the committee would not bring down a final report.

MR MOORE (5.07): This is an excellent amendment put by Mr Berry because I think there comes a point at which we can stop giving deadlines and then having them moved. I think that Mr Berry has presented an excellent option. It reaffirms the position of the committee in the light of the Assembly. It is an Assembly committee and the Assembly makes the decisions. I think that is quite appropriate, and I welcome it.

Amendment agreed to.

Motion, as amended, agreed to.

PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE - STANDING COMMITTEE
Report on Rhodes Place

MR JENSEN (5.08): I present the following report:

Planning, Development and Infrastructure - Standing Committee - The Feasibility of renaming Rhodes Place, Yarralumla -

Report No. 6, dated November 1990.

Copies of minutes of proceedings.

I move:

That the report be noted.

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