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Mr Moore: It says "Jack off", Madam Speaker.
Mr Cornwell: It is suitable. It looks like a straitjacket to me, anyway.
MR LAMONT: That is fairly typical of the position that Canberra would be in if the Liberal Party were in government.
Madam Speaker, I present report No. 2 of 1992 of the Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Infrastructure on the draft variation to the Territory Plan, section 78, block 30, Griffith, together with the minutes of proceedings. This report was provided to the Speaker for circulation on Friday, 5 June 1992, pursuant to the resolution of appointment. I move:
That the report be noted.
Madam Speaker, speaking briefly to that motion, this variation seeks to provide to some extent the wisdom of Solomon to a very vexing question about some Crown land or ACT Government land adjacent to an existing range of shops in the Griffith shopping centre. I congratulate the members of the committee on coming up with the resolution that they have, which is basically that this land should be advertised as being a block of land for sale and that those persons who express an interest in purchasing the block then be invited to participate in a limited auction - an auction at which only those people will be able to bid. I believe that that is a way in which we are able to satisfy the competing interests of both the proponent and the protagonist in this matter.
MR KAINE (Leader of the Opposition) (8.03): Madam Speaker, as a member of the committee, there are a few things that I would like to say in connection with this report. I think it says something for the way that this Assembly is working. Members will not be aware, probably, that the question of what to do with this particular piece of land in Griffith has been a matter of some controversy since 1983. The committee of which Mr Lamont is chairman and of which I am the deputy chair dealt with the matter, I think, in about 15 minutes. That shows something about the decision making process of the committees of this Assembly. It does now allow that piece of land, previously sitting idle, to be put to some valuable use. As Mr Lamont suggests, that valuable use will depend upon who in the community sees that piece of land as having some value for them. If they are prepared to pay the price the land is available to them. It was quickly resolved and I cannot imagine why it was a matter of dispute and controversy for so long.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE -
STANDING COMMITTEE
Report on Draft Variations to the Territory Plan - Forrest and Bruce
MR LAMONT (8.04): Madam Speaker, I present report No. 3 of 1992 of the Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Infrastructure on draft variations to the Territory Plan, which includes a dissenting report, together with the minutes of those proceedings. This report considers section 34, blocks 1 to 5 and 7 to 11 in Forrest; section 35, blocks 2 to 10 and 12 in Forrest; section 33, blocks 3 and 4 in Bruce; and amendments to design and siting policies for
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