Page 945 - Week 04 - Wednesday, 17 June 1992
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MR CONNOLLY: Or, indeed, the Leader of the Federal Opposition in one of his several Ferraris that he seems to stable. But that is a place where it can occur.
Mr Stevenson and Ms Szuty both indicated that an educative campaign should be adopted. I am quite happy to say yes, that we will try to pursue this, as we do with a whole range of drive safely issues. I must say that at the moment the major issue in Canberra where we need to get some education going if we are to avoid other draconian measures that have been introduced in other States, such as red-light cameras, is red-light jumping because a spate of that is going on in the ACT. Really, Canberra residents should avoid that.
MADAM SPEAKER: Order! It being 12.30 pm, the debate is interrupted in accordance with standing order 77, as amended by temporary order.
Sitting suspended from 12.30 to 2.30 pm
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
Supply Legislation
MR KAINE: I would like to address a question to the Chief Minister and Treasurer. I predicate it by saying that this is a question without malice as well as one without notice. It arises from the exchange yesterday in connection with the Supply Bill, when I asked, "Five-twelfths of what?". The Chief Minister then gave an explanation of the differences as to why it was not exactly five-twelfths of anything. Some of the information that she provided in that explanation is, in fact, contained in the Supply Bill as presented, but some of it is not - for example, the reference to the purchase of plant and equipment. There was no reference in this Supply Bill to a plant and equipment vote. So the presumption has to be that, although the explanatory notes said that this was five-twelfths of this year's projected expenditure, it is not in fact that at all. So I ask the Chief Minister: So long as she remains Chief Minister and Treasurer, will she ensure that the explanatory notes provide sufficient information for members of the Assembly to understand what the Appropriation Bills in fact represent, because this lot did not?
MS FOLLETT: I thank Mr Kaine for the question, and I take his point. Particularly on the question of the capital which is spread throughout all of the divisions in the Supply Bill, and the items that were included in it, I had to seek advice myself. It is my intention that the information offered to members of the Assembly should be as clear and useful to them as is possible. I am afraid that on that occasion, and in particular in regard to the plant and equipment which Mr Kaine has drawn attention to, it did require some explanation. I take Mr Kaine's point. I will certainly endeavour to ensure that in future members do have access to that information without having to go to such lengths to seek it. As I say, I had to take advice on that matter myself, and I can understand that other members would have as well.
MR KAINE: I ask a supplementary question, Madam Speaker. It relates to a specific item which the Chief Minister referred to in her response. If I remember correctly, some 60 per cent of the works vote was included. Can the Chief Minister explain how it is that 60 per cent of the expenditure is expected to occur
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