Page 3928 - Week 13 - Thursday, 17 October 1991
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MR CONNOLLY: I do not think the judges can go hang themselves, Mr Duby. I certainly do not repeat those assertions. But we will certainly negotiate with the Commonwealth with a view to having some accommodation which could be shared between Commonwealth and Territory judges. I would certainly again draw the Assembly's attention to the way in which we negotiated on the police budget - resulting in a doubling of the Commonwealth funded officers for this Territory. So, the Labor Party has a clearly satisfactory record on those issues.
Children's Day Care Services Section - Staffing
MS MAHER: Mr Speaker, my question is addressed to the Minister for Housing and Community Services, Mr Connolly. Minister, during the Estimates Committee proceedings on 8 October, you stated in evidence to the committee that there would be no reduction in the licensing related functions area of the children's day care services section. I will read from page 751 of the transcript:
THE CHAIRMAN: ... And in the budget papers on page 133, you refer to 80 new child care places being established. Will there be any changes in the number of staff employed in the licensing related functions in the children's day care services section in 1991/92?
MR CONNOLLY: No, no. And indeed, in all administrative areas, more efficiencies are being sought throughout the service.
THE CHAIRMAN: So you are confident that you will be able to establish and license and supervise those additional 80 new child care places with the same staff you already have at the moment; is that correct?
MR CONNOLLY: Yes.
In light of the answer you gave to my earlier question - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order! Ms Maher, under standing order 117(e)(ii), "proceedings in committee not reported to the Assembly", we are not permitted to read that into the - - -
Mr Jensen: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. The transcripts have actually been approved for publication by that committee and Ms Maher was actually referring to those transcripts.
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