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A.C.T. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY - QUESTION ON NOTICE NO. 987
CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
Question No. 987
Business Community - Government Consultation
Mr Westende - Asked the Chief Minister upon notice on 14 September 1993:
(1) When and on what occasions over the past financial year did the Chief Minister
consult with the Canberra business community?
(2) On such occasions answered in (1), did the Chief Minister consult the business
community on matters concerning the difficulties business is facing in the ACT?
(3) Is the Government aware of the concerns the business community is facing? If so,
what are those concerns? If not, why not?
(4) What action is the Government intending to take to alleviate the business
communitys stated concerns? If no action is being taken, why not?
(5) Why doesnt the Government have a specific portfolio responsible for business?
MS FOLLETT - The answers to the Members questions are as follows:
(1) In the course of my responsibilities as Chief Minister, I am in regular contact both
with representatives of the business community and with individual business
people. Such contact can be in formal meetings, such as with the Canberra
Business Council in consultations on the development of the ACT Budget, or
through more informal discussions.
A range of Government Departments, including the Economic Development Division of my Department, also consult with business representatives on a regular basis over a range of issues and take account of their views in advice to the Government.
(2) Discussions I hold with representatives of the business community cover a wide
range of issues and do not focus only on difficulties that individual businesses may
be facing.
(3) The Government is aware of the concerns of the business community. The
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