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QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Papers
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (3.02): Madam Speaker, for the information of members, I present the Treasurer's quarterly financial statements for the periods 1 July to 30 September 1992 and 1 October to 31 December 1992, and I move:
That the Assembly takes note of the papers.
Madam Speaker, the Audit Act 1989 requires the Treasurer to publish a statement of the financial transactions of the Territory public account as soon as practicable after each quarter. The statement is published in a Special Gazette and I have agreed that it also be tabled in the Assembly. Madam Speaker, the previous statement - that is, the statement for the quarter ending September 1992 - was gazetted on the last day of December. The opportunity for it to be tabled immediately after its gazettal was simply not available. The sitting pattern was such that the Assembly rose in mid-December and did not resume until mid-February.
The statement that I now table is for the quarter ending 31 December 1992 and depicts transaction totals as at the mid-point of the 1992-93 financial year. The statement is consistent with budget paper presentations and includes, for the first time, some explanatory notes to assist members of the Assembly and others interpreting aggregate transaction data. For the benefit of members, as well as for the sake of completeness, Madam Speaker, a copy of the September 1992 quarterly financial statement is attached as part of the tabling document, although I do understand that it was sent previously to members.
Debate (on motion by Mr Kaine) adjourned.
ABORIGINAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Ministerial Statement
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (3.03): Madam Speaker, I ask for leave of the Assembly to make a ministerial statement on the ACT Aboriginal Advisory Council.
Leave granted.
MS FOLLETT: Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to advise the Assembly today of the formation of the ACT Aboriginal Advisory Council. The creation of the council signifies a new era in Aboriginal relations in the ACT. I have established the council to provide an effective mechanism for consultation with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community; to address their particular needs; and to enable the community to participate in decisions which affect them.
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