Page 1921 - Week 07 - Thursday, 20 August 1992
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ACTON PENINSULA
Discussion of Matter of Public Importance
MADAM SPEAKER: I have received letters from Mrs Carnell and Mr Moore, both proposing that matters of public importance be submitted to the Assembly. In accordance with standing order 79, I have determined that the matter proposed by Mr Moore be submitted to the Assembly, namely:
The conflicting development proposals for the Acton Peninsula.
Mr Humphries: It is suspicious, isn't it?
Mr Berry: Didn't you put one in?
Mr Humphries: We certainly did. We always seem to lose.
Ms Follett: They did a shonky deal to lose.
MR MOORE (3.23): I appreciate the opportunity to speak and I am pleased that today there are no accusations of shonky deals or anything along those lines.
Mr De Domenico: That is unparliamentary language.
MR MOORE: Is that correct? When we look at Acton Peninsula and think back over the last few years - - -
Mr Kaine: I presume that the Chief Minister is going to be asked to withdraw her statement about a shonky deal if it appears in the Hansard.
MADAM SPEAKER: Is that a point of order, Mr Kaine, or just an interruption?
Mr Kaine: No, it is not. It is just an aside, Madam Speaker. We will deal with it at the appropriate time.
Ms Follett: I will certainly withdraw it if I am ordered to do so.
Mr Kaine: The Chief Minister is reported here as having said "a pretty shonky deal". I got outed for it.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Kaine, if you choose to raise it as a point of order I will consider it.
Mr Kaine: I will, at the appropriate time, Madam Speaker.
MADAM SPEAKER: Otherwise, I would like Mr Moore to continue.
MR MOORE: Thank you, Madam Speaker. The fact that I said that there was no shonky deal is very different from saying that there was one.
Madam Speaker, when many of us think back over the last three years since the beginning of self-government and look at Acton Peninsula, we get an overwhelming feeling of disappointment, particularly in the Labor governments and the Liberal Alliance Government in view of the fact that they have removed from the ACT community a very fine hospital. It originally was done under Gary Humphries as Minister. I objected then and later, when Wayne Berry, as Minister, had the opportunity to reverse the decision. In fact, the hospital had
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