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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS - STANDING COMMITTEE
Inquiry into Petrol Supply Arrangements
MR KAINE (12.17): Madam Speaker, I seek leave to move a motion regarding the report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on its inquiry into petrol supply arrangements.
Leave granted.
MR KAINE: Thank you, members. I move:
That if the Assembly is not sitting when the Standing Committee on Public Accounts has completed its inquiry into petrol supply arrangements the Committee may send its report to the Speaker or, in the absence of the Speaker, to the Deputy Speaker who is authorised to give directions for its printing and circulation.
Madam Speaker, when the committee took on this inquiry it set its own report date. We did so in the knowledge that the Minister wished to proceed with certain other actions on behalf of the Government. We tried to meet the deadline; but, unfortunately, a lot of evidence has had to be sifted. The report is currently being written. We do not expect it to take more than a few days. It probably will be completed while the Assembly is in recess, so we seek this approval.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
CONSERVATION, HERITAGE AND ENVIRONMENT -
STANDING COMMITTEE
Inquiry into Beverage Container Recycling
MR MOORE: I ask for leave to make a statement regarding a new inquiry by the Standing Committee on Conservation, Heritage and Environment.
Leave granted.
MR MOORE: I wish to inform the Assembly that on 20 July 1994 the Standing Committee on Conservation, Heritage and Environment resolved to inquire into and report on beverage container recycling. The terms of reference of the new inquiry are:
(1) the feasibility of introducing a deposit refund system to encourage beverage container recycling in the ACT;
(2) the costs to both business and consumers of beverage container recycling;
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