Page 4731 - Week 15 - Thursday, 16 December 1993
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Mr Cornwell: I am asking whether Sports House is represented.
MR BERRY: Mr Cornwell, if we put on the committee everybody who stuck their hand up we would have to hold every meeting in the Convention Centre. We had to make a choice, and there are lots of people out there who want to participate. They will be given the opportunity to participate, but we cannot have a committee that it would take the Convention Centre to house to look at this issue. All of those people who have put up for it will have the opportunity to participate in one way or another throughout the process. We will have the opportunity to develop the cultural side of sport, which is most important, and partnerships between sporting federations and the Government in bidding to host sporting events.
The committee has agreed to form several subcommittees which will enable those people to whom you refer, from community groups, sporting groups and so on, to participate in considering all of those matters which will provide opportunities for the ACT. The ACT Olympic 2000 Committee and its subcommittees will meet monthly to produce its report to government by August 1994. What we have, Madam Speaker, is a pretty exciting committee with a pretty exciting job. With the win by Sydney of the Olympic Games in the year 2000 there is much work to do. I expect that those who are participating on it are keen and eager. As well, there are a lot of other people out there in the community who are keen and eager to help. We welcomed all of their interests, but we just could not have a committee of a size which would accommodate all of them. The selection has been made. There are good people there and I know that the subcommittee process will enable people to advance their ideas and participate in the development of those exciting opportunities which are available to the ACT.
Mr Stevenson: I have a supplementary question, Madam Speaker. Was one of the several subcommittees formed to address the proposal - - -
MADAM SPEAKER: Hang on, Mr Stevenson. You are out of order. It was a good try.
Mr Stevenson: But Mr Lamont does not want it.
MADAM SPEAKER: You are out of order.
Ms Follett: Madam Speaker, I ask that further questions be placed on the notice paper.
Legislative Assembly - Number of Members
MS FOLLETT: I would like to add briefly to the answer to the question from Mr Stevenson concerning the amendments in the Federal Parliament. I regret to inform the house that the Canberra Times has it wrong - just to shock you all. Madam Speaker, the amendment to allow the change in the number of Assembly members was knocked back in the Senate. The Bill which was passed by the house yesterday does not change the existing Act on this subject.
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