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MR BERRY (Minister for Health, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Sport) (8.31), in reply: The Health (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1993, as I said in my introductory speech, had some technical oversights in it. That Bill boiled down to a raft of amendments which were required as a result of those very embarrassing circumstances when the Liberals worked against the Board of Health, leading to the resignation of the chairman of the board and others on the board. That required some fairly quick action on the part of the Government and, fortunately, we were able to move quickly - fortunately for the health system. As is usual, it is left to the Labor Government to clean up the mess created by the Liberals. It had to be expedited. If you look at pages 394, 395 and 396 of Hansard you will see, as an example of that, something like 45 consequential amendments listed there.
It is possible for these sorts of oversights to occur. It is best if they do not occur, of course. What is most important is that when they are seen people move quickly to fix the problem, and that is what we have done. Thank you very much for your support.
Mr Connolly: Generous support.
MR BERRY: It was not very generous. Thank you very much for your support. It is so kind of you. Let this serve also as a reminder to you of your disgraceful behaviour in relation to the Board of Health, which brought about their demise.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.
Bill agreed to.
APPROPRIATION (ACT FORESTS TRUST ACCOUNT) BILL 1993
Debate resumed from 19 August 1993, on motion by Mr Connolly:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
MR KAINE (8.34): Unlike the last Bill, I think I would be most remiss if I did not compliment the Attorney-General on this Bill which some people would take as a classic example of the perfect Bill. To begin with, Madam Speaker, it is elegant in its simplicity. The Bill is very brief. In fact it is just a little over one page. The explanatory memorandum is no longer than the Bill itself and explains in a very concise fashion what it is about. The Minister's tabling speech is even more elegant than the Bill itself. That consisted of five paragraphs, each of one sentence. The Bill is a very simple Bill. On the face of it, what it does is terminate a trust account which is known as the ACT Forestry Trust Account and substitute in its place a new trust account which is called the ACT Forests Trust Account. What could be simpler? As I said, it is almost beautiful in its elegance, and I compliment the Minister.
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