Page 2273 - Week 08 - Friday, 21 June 1991
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Mr Speaker, I commend these administrative arrangements to the Assembly. They demonstrate our commitment to stable government and will allow Ministers to honour the commitments that I have given about schools, hospitals and the leasehold system. For the information of members, I table the following paper:
ACT Gazette, No. S51, 18 June 1991 -
The Second Follett Ministry
Administrative Arrangements.
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
Lyons Primary School
MR MOORE: I have a question for Mr Bill Wood, as Minister for Education. Minister, in the light of the recent news that Mr Peter Croker is well enough to return to work and that his reappointment as principal of Lyons Primary School will (a) cause the least disruption, (b) minimise the expense, and (c) be the fairest and most equitable treatment for a man who has not been treated well by the education department, will you assure this house that you will take the responsibility to reappoint him as the principal of Lyons Primary School?
MR WOOD: Mr Moore, it is not directly my responsibility to make appointments of staff and, indeed, there are some dangers if Ministers do become so involved. Nevertheless, I recognise the community expectation that Mr Croker will be returning from leave to take up that appointment. I am not sure what the precise position is - whether, in fact, he has remained principal of a school that has been closed for some six months. It may be that there is a simple reversion to that former position. There may be other complications. I do acknowledge the expectation in that community that a fine principal will be returned. But let me restate that, while that may be the community's expectation and perhaps mine, it is not for me - certainly at this stage - to determine.
MR MOORE: I have a supplementary question, Mr Speaker. Mr Wood, because of the issues that I raised in terms of expense and disruption and fairness and equity, will you do all within your power and within your normal responsibility to ensure that Mr Croker will be reappointed?
MR WOOD: Mr Moore, you know that I have a very sincere interest in this. I have a great concern that the reopened school functions well. Let me simply say that you are aware of my interest in this, and I will closely follow what transpires.
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