Page 2913 - Week 10 - Wednesday, 14 September 1994
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ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
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MR BERRY (Manager of Government Business): Madam Speaker, for the information of members, I present details of the Fourth Follett Ministry and amendments to the Administrative Arrangements dated 13 April 1994 and 20 May 1994 and gazetted in Gazette S106 dated 8 June 1994.
LAND ACQUISITIONS
MR WOOD (Minister for Education and Training, Minister for the Arts and Heritage and Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning): Madam Speaker, I want to respond to a question that Ms Szuty asked me yesterday. She asked a question about her briefing concerning the Lands Acquisition Act and information she had been given during that briefing that there were no claims. I should state that negotiations with Mr O'Brien over the acquisition of part of the Fassifern rural lease began in 1992. A final offer was made in December 1993, well before the lands acquisition legislation was passed. Unlike most rural leases, the Fassifern lease does not contain a withdrawal clause. Therefore, the department's intention was to acquire the land by negotiation. This was still the intention at the time that Ms Szuty was briefed on the legislation. Mr O'Brien has been reluctant to agree to the department's offer - an offer made on the advice of an independent valuer. The acquisition legislation has now been passed by the Assembly and may be used to progress the matter, should negotiations - and I stress "negotiations"- not be concluded satisfactorily. Under the new rural leasing policy, all lessees will be given the opportunity to negotiate new leases without withdrawal clauses. The land acquisition then becomes the mechanism for the Government to acquire land. I understand that rural lessees welcome this approach.
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION STRATEGY
Discussion of Matter of Public Importance
MADAM SPEAKER: I have received letters from Mr Berry and Mr Humphries proposing that matters of public importance be submitted to the Assembly for discussion. In accordance with standing order 79, I have determined that the matter proposed by Mr Humphries be submitted to the Assembly, namely:
The shortcomings of the Follett Labor Government's community consultation strategy.
MR HUMPHRIES (3.11): Madam Speaker, about 20 years ago there was an opinion poll conducted in which the question was asked, "Who is the greatest human being?".
Mr Kaine: What did they say - David Lamont?
Mr De Domenico: Mohammed Ali?
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