Page 1530 - Week 05 - Thursday, 18 April 1991
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In conclusion, Mr Speaker, I do welcome Mr Kaine's statement - it is useful to have an update on the budget from time to time - but I believe that it begs more questions than it answers. I believe that we have yet to see from Mr Kaine's Government the kind of decisive and thoughtful action that the ACT's economy needs. The two examples that I have referred to - the failure of the section 19 project and the lack, at this stage, of any planning or approvals legislation that would be appropriate to the ACT - condemn this Government. They stand condemned by their own ineptitude, their failure to take crucial decisions, their divisions internally and the total lack of leadership from Mr Kaine in steering the ACT ship of state.
Debate (on motion by Mr Collaery) adjourned.
Sitting suspended from 12.09 to 2.30 pm
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
Casino Project
MS FOLLETT: My question is to the Chief Minister, Mr Kaine. I refer to Mr Kaine's statement in the house yesterday that he had failed to achieve development of the section 19 project. I ask Mr Kaine: What are you doing about Mr Collaery undermining the possible new process for establishing a casino before you even discuss the matter in Cabinet?
MR KAINE: That is an interesting question. There has been, and I suppose there will continue to be, speculation about what might happen on two fronts: First of all, what might happen about the casino itself and, secondly, what might happen about section 19 and the constituent elements of that, one part of which is the North Building.
Ms Follett: When are you going to sack Mr Collaery?
Mr Collaery: Is that a supplementary question or an interjection?
MR KAINE: Mr Speaker, I thought I was in the middle of answering the question. If everybody wants to have a debate about it, I am prepared to sit down and let them talk about it.
MR SPEAKER: Order!
MR KAINE: Of course, there is the question of the casino and there is the question of section 19. It is my personal view that we have to regenerate the section 19 development proposal in some other form that is more acceptable to developers and hopefully that will include the casino as provided in the original proposal. The Government will reconsider that, and it will do so very quickly. As I said
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