Page 3944 - Week 13 - Wednesday, 9 November 1994
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As I said yesterday, I have said to the secretary, "I want them to desist doing a lot of the work they were doing and focus on other work, particularly linking into some of the volunteer groups, to provide a service that was once provided by Health, but has not been in the past". I will be fully accountable for the type of publicity material that comes out of ACT Health, and I will be happy to compare it with the material that has been coming out of the New South Wales Liberal Government. Even the most generous of commentators, being generous, would have to regard Health Week, full-page, dual-page ads as fairly close to the line on electioneering.
Mr De Domenico: Are you a chance for a Logie award?
MR HUMPHRIES: I have a supplementary question, Madam Speaker. I will certainly be forwarding Mr Connolly's Logie, as soon as it comes to hand. Can the Minister confirm, therefore, that not one cent of public money has been put into these so-called community service announcements that he referred to?
MR CONNOLLY: Madam Speaker, I will get that in writing; but there would have been some, because Consumer Affairs helped in putting it together. Yes, some public money would have been spent because of the Consumer Affairs officers' help with the writing. In fact, two of the extras were Consumer Affairs officers. We put together the kit, which we are distributing. As I say, my understanding is that we were not paying for those commercials to go to air. The request for me to appear came from the television station.
In relation to Mr De Domenico's interjection and Mr Humphries's reply, if this means a great future in feature movies or television for me, it would certainly be a pleasure not to have to deal with you dills in future.
Rates - Assessment Methods
MRS GRASSBY: Madam Speaker, my question is not a silly question. It is a question to the Chief Minister, in her role as Treasurer. Has the Government rejected the Liberal proposal to assess property rates on the improved property value?
MS FOLLETT: Madam Speaker, this was off-the-top-of-her-head idea No. 3, 4 or 5 - I cannot remember which - from Mrs Carnell in relation to rates. To save the top of Mrs Carnell's head from any further wear and tear, I might just point out that there are a considerable number of problems with basing valuations on the improved value of properties. One of the most significant problems is, of course, the cost of such a system. It would involve having to assess the value of every property individually, which is not currently done, and that would be extremely expensive. It would also, of course, involve considerable and continuous follow-up work, to ensure that the improvements to properties still reflected the current valuation.
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