Page 1129 - Week 04 - Thursday, 21 April 1994
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MS FOLLETT: Members will recall that during the last sitting period I gave a commitment to bring forward as soon as possible those Government responses to Assembly committee reports that were overdue - in other words, where the committee's report was presented to the Assembly more than three months ago. I am pleased to say that today in the Assembly I will be presenting eight responses to Assembly committee reports, the first of which I will table shortly.
I had also hoped to be in a position to present the remaining three outstanding Government responses to the following committee reports: The Conservation, Heritage and Environment Committee report on renewable energy; the Legal Affairs Committee report No. 3 on the Traffic (Amendment) Bill (No. 2) 1992; and the Legal Affairs Committee report on the Crimes (Amendment) Bill 1993. However, in relation to the first two of these reports, the Government's response has been delayed as a direct result of the recent changes to ministerial responsibility and the need for the new Minister in each case to examine the issues to which the Government is responding. With regard to the third of those reports, the Legal Affairs Committee report on the Crimes (Amendment) Bill 1993, I understand that consultation is presently being undertaken with Mr Humphries's office prior to finalisation of the Government's response. In relation to those three outstanding reports, I anticipate that a formal Government response will be ready shortly.
I have taken the unusual step of tabling all of these documents, not out of any lack of respect for the committees' work, which I regard as very valuable indeed; rather, I am seeking to expedite matters in this way in recognition that we need to get through the electoral legislation today and that we also have the Canberra Institute of Technology legislation, which ought to be passed today if it is at all possible. It is a question of expediting the Assembly's work. I seek leave to table the Government's responses and to have the tabling statements incorporated in Hansard.
Leave granted.
Documents incorporated at Appendix 1.
ESTIMATES 1994-95 - SELECT COMMITTEE
Membership
MADAM SPEAKER: Members, I wish to inform the Assembly that the membership of the Select Committee on Estimates 1994-95, as determined pursuant to the resolution of the Assembly on 19 April 1994, is Mr Berry, Mrs Carnell, Mr Cornwell, Mr De Domenico, Ms Ellis, Mrs Grassby, Mr Humphries, Mr Kaine, Mr Moore, Ms Szuty and Mr Westende.
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