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MINISTER FOR HEALTH

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION ON NOTICE NO. 676

Health - Briefings for Shadow Minister

Mrs Carnell - asked the Minister for Health in relation to the usual practice of a Minister to allow a Shadow Minister to receive a departmental briefing by departmental officers, on matters generally relating to the Department and the various portfolio programs.

1) Will the Minister arrange a general portfolio briefing for the shadow

Minister for Health, provided by departmental officers from the ACT

Department of Health before the 1993-94 Budget is handed down, if

not, why not? .

2) Why does the Minister not allow the Shadow Minister for Health to

receive departmental briefings relating to health legislation introduced

into the Assembly.

Mr Berry - the answer to the Members question is:

1) No. The contents of the Budget are Cabinet in Confidence until the

Budget is brought down. It would therefore be improper to provide a

briefing prior the delivery of the budget.

2) ACT Health in the past has provided briefings to the Shadow Minister

on health legislation. One such example is the recently introduced

Health Bill 1993. Requests for briefings should be forwarded to ray

office.

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