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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
1989-90 Annual Report
MR BERRY (Minister for Health and Minister for Sport): Mr Speaker, for the information of members I present the 1989-90 annual report of the Department of Health, which was released when the Assembly was not sitting, on 8 July 1991, and move:
That the Assembly takes note of the paper.
Debate (on motion by Mr Humphries) adjourned.
NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE TRUST ACT
Direction
MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General, Minister for Housing and Community Services and Minister for Urban Services): Mr Speaker, for the information of members, I table a direction made by me this day, pursuant to section 6 of the National Exhibition Centre Trust Act 1976, in relation to arms exhibitions at the Natex Centre. This matter will be the subject of an MPI later this afternoon.
SPECIAL PREMIERS CONFERENCE
Ministerial Statement and Paper
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer), by leave: Mr Speaker, on 30 July 1991 I attended the second Special Premiers Conference in Sydney. These conferences bring together the heads of government of the Commonwealth, States and Territories of Australia, as well as representatives of local government. At the first Special Premiers Conference, held in Brisbane last year, leaders and representatives agreed on a wide-ranging agenda for reviewing and reforming intergovernmental relations, with the objective of developing a more efficient and competitive economy. I believe that the July conference was most successful in working towards this objective.
Mr Speaker, I would like to provide members with a brief description of the various outcomes of the conference before discussing the particular significance of certain outcomes for the ACT. The main focus of the July conference was on areas of micro-economic reform, and on moves towards a single national economy. Important agreements were achieved in the following major areas: First, agreement was reached on the establishment of a National Road Transport Commission as the focal point of a national scheme for heavy vehicle registration, regulation and charging. This is designed to overcome the major problems which exist in relation to road transport, particularly the problems caused by varying regulations across the country, and charging systems which fail to
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