Page 2278 - Week 08 - Friday, 21 June 1991
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MR BERRY: Mr Duby interjects, "We had it all fixed". We have seen what Mr Duby fixes up, and it is mostly himself. The issue of the pool, of course, is one that the Government, as I have said, will deal with in the budgetary context. As far as the community consultation body which he mentioned goes, I have not formed a view on the future of that committee, one way or the other. It is not under active consideration in any way.
Mr Duby: So, you do not know whether they are still meeting?
MR BERRY: I am prepared to look at it. If Mr Duby will cease interjecting, I will tell him what I will do about it. I will look at the position and consult with Mr Duby on the Government's position on it, in due course.
MR DUBY: I have a supplementary question, Mr Speaker. In his answer, Mr Berry indicated that the Government was committed to "a municipal-style pool" of some sort. Would Mr Berry enlighten us as to whether that includes an enclosed pool, or is it an outdoor pool?
MR BERRY: Mr Duby has selective hearing again. What I said was that the Labor Party's recent conference endorsed a particular position, and it would be considered by the Government in the budgetary context.
Corporatisation
MR STEFANIAK: My question is to the Chief Minister. Chief Minister, is it the case that the corporatisation of ACTEW and the Mitchell Health Services Supply Centre is to be reviewed by a policy committee of the ACT Branch of the Australian Labor Party, as reported in today's Canberra Times? Does this not mean that a committee of Labor Party members, which is in no way accountable to the Territory or to the Assembly, will be effectively running this Government's decision making process, at least as far as ACTEW and Mitchell are concerned?
MS FOLLETT: I thank Mr Stefaniak for the question. I can assure him that the Government will be making decisions with regard to ACTEW and with regard to Mitchell; nobody will be making those decisions for us. It is a fact, however, that the ACT Branch of the Australian Labor Party does take a close interest in the welfare of this Territory. Within our thousand members there exists, particularly on our policy committees, a great range of expertise and interest. There is an intention from those policy committees to look at this issue and to form a view on it by September. I think that it is entirely to their credit and to the credit of the Labor Party that we are able to involve rank and file members in that kind of work
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