Page 6180 - Week 19 - Tuesday, 17 December 1991
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MR BERRY: It was not something that needed to be done in 18 months, but it is something that needs to be done now! I agree that something needs to be done about it. There needs to be an accreditation which provides guarantees to the community that people announcing themselves as psychologists are up to a given standard. The matter is being dealt with currently, as I have said, within the context of the Premiers Conference on a general scale. But we will not be seeing ACT registration legislation in this term of the Assembly.
Decade of Landcare Plan
MR JENSEN: My question is directed to Mr Wood in his capacity as Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning. I refer the Minister to the ACT Decade of Landcare Plan which was tabled in the Assembly last week. Is the Minister aware that section four, "Implementation", is at variance with the recommendations developed by the ACT Decade of Landcare steering committee? Was the Minister aware of this at the time he tabled the report? If so, why did the Minister not make a comment to that effect at the time the report was tabled? Will the Minister now advise the Assembly of the difference between the plan and the committee's recommendations for implementation and the reasons why these changes were made?
MR WOOD: I think most members would know that some concern has been expressed about the implementation section of the Decade of Landcare Plan since the Conservation Council wrote to each member of the Assembly.
Mr Jensen: It was not the Conservation Council; it was the Decade of Landcare steering committee who wrote - - -
MR WOOD: I have other information as well, Mr Jensen. The committee was concerned that one of its areas of discussion - I think it would be more discussion - was not taken up. In their original document, they speculate in the area of responsibilities, suggesting that some body, whether existing or yet to be formed, be given responsibility for the oversight of the implementation of the plan. They mention a number of options for so doing.
In the event, the plan which I tabled had some change to that section. In answer to your question, I was not aware of the change. Nevertheless, it denotes the view that we are considering how the continuing oversight of the plan may be implemented, whether by a government committee or by one of the options proposed in the draft plan. In due course the Government will indicate how this process may best be continued.
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