Page 2706 - Week 09 - Thursday, 25 August 1994
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Kippax Shopping Centre - Community Facilities
MR BERRY: My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning, Mr Wood. A short time ago, there was some considerable interest in claims about the community facilities at the Kippax centre. You undertook to look into that matter, and I would appreciate it if you could advise us of what has been happening on the issue.
MR WOOD: Mr Berry and Mrs Grassby have been talking to me about the facilities at Kippax. The Belconnen Community Council also was interested, although I think their interest was sparked because they wanted anything other than some units being built out there. We have organised a timetable now, and the Kippax task force is in place. At a recent meeting, agreement was reached on a process and a timeframe. Further meetings are scheduled. The process will identify the good and bad things about Kippax and will develop those issues with a short- and long-term future. The study will examine what additional facilities may be needed and what is a realistic timeframe for their provision.
The community has already identified the need for some facilities. The process will determine whether they are needed, and, if so, what the longer timeframe will be. Workshops involving the community will be held at Kippax. The community includes the residents, local businesses, the community council and particular interest groups. Information from the workshops will be reported to the community, and follow-up meetings will be held early in the new year.
The methodology used in the process will be open and transparent, and will inform well both government and the community. The process is following the model successfully used to develop the Gungahlin Town Centre draft variation. I think all members were praising that process. The Government is committed to proper consideration of community views, and it responds positively to residents' concerns on these issues.
Ms Follett: Madam Speaker, I ask that further questions be placed on the notice paper.
ACTTAB - Contract with VITAB Ltd
MS FOLLETT: Madam Speaker, yesterday Mr Kaine asked me a question about "some answers to possible questions that might come up in this house" in relation to VITAB negotiations. He asked me on what date I had first received those answers to possible questions on that subject. In a supplementary question he then asked whether I would table the documents. Madam Speaker, during a speech by Mr De Domenico in the MPI debate yesterday it became apparent to me that Mr Kaine's question referred to a document identified as the result of a freedom of information request by Mr De Domenico and to which he had been refused access. The document was described in the response to the FOI request as a "draft PAQ for CM".
Madam Speaker, when I investigated the matter yesterday, I found that the document concerned was, indeed, a draft, provided by one department to another for comment, of some briefing they were considering providing to me. As members who are familiar with the public service would understand, this sort of consultation and discussion occurs quite
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