Page 779 - Week 03 - Wednesday, 13 April 1994
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Mr Deputy Speaker, I welcome the support that I have heard for the Bill. I look forward to a further discussion about some sensible steps to modify the Bill in order to ensure that it does achieve what members of the Assembly want, hopefully in a non-partisan way, and then bringing the Bill back to the Assembly shortly.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Detail Stage
Clause 1
MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General and Minister for Health) (12.07): I move:
That the debate be now adjourned.
While I am on my feet I would like to take the opportunity to place on the record that when referring to a spouse of a member who had served on a board in no way did I mean to impugn the integrity of Mrs Westende, for whom I have great respect as a Canberra business person. In no way was I meaning that as a personal attack. I did not use a personal word. Mr Humphries chose to identify the person and he suggested that I was perhaps impugning that person. I do want to place that on the record.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
RENT RELIEF SCHEME
MR CORNWELL (12.07): I move:
That the ACT Housing Trust pay rent relief entitlements under the Rent Relief Scheme direct to the landlord or, if requested by the landlord, to the landlord's agent.
This dates back some little time. I found in April 1993 that landlords had no redress from defaulting rent relief tenants, save by taking court action against them, despite the fact that the rent relief is paid by the ACT Housing Trust. The trust would not help such landlords. This is from a statement in the Canberra Weekly from a spokesman. I quote:
The Housing Trust is not party to the lease agreement. We have no legal obligation to the landlord.
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