Page 4207 - Week 14 - Tuesday, 29 November 1994
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Ms Follett: We have all day. Put it on for tomorrow. You have two private members business items.
MRS CARNELL: As we know, private members business is already full, Chief Minister. We determined that the best time to do it was now. Really, it makes no difference. If you are willing to debate it tomorrow, surely you are willing to debate it today. This is a motion from a community meeting. If we set a precedent that we are unwilling to debate a motion that comes from the floor of a community meeting, a very well attended community meeting, it will be a really sad day for this Assembly. It is fine for those who want to vote against it, but it is not all right not to debate it.
MR BERRY (Manager of Government Business) (4.19): Madam Speaker, this is a gross stunt from a person who has been involved in businesses walking away from small shopping centres over the years. It is nothing more than a stunt. She stands exposed for what she has done in relation to that. Mr De Domenico admits that he was involved in it up to his ears as well. He was the one who made sure - - -
Mr Follett: He made a living out of it.
MR BERRY: He made a living out of providing the ways and means for pharmacists to walk away from shopping centres. That is the truth of the matter. As has been said, there is no need for this motion to go before this Assembly. It is nothing more than a stunt. There are rounds of consultation which are gone through in relation to these sorts of developments. Mr De Domenico might even get a chance to look at them on the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Committee, if he is elected next year. Everybody gets a chance, and there are public hearings.
There is a round of consultations on community aspirations, specific issues based workshops and the provision of information. A report is prepared outlining all the views and issues. There is a round of technical meetings to ascertain requirements, which is to be conducted concurrently with community discussions - discussions with the real community. The next round will involve a range of technical studies leading to a preliminary design proposal. These would include transport, design engineering, cultural development, et cetera. All of these studies are conducted in the light of findings from the first round. This would be followed by meetings with community groups to discuss the community brief and to test how preliminary proposals address the brief. Comments from this round of consultation would then be collated and submitted to the ACT Planning Authority. The next round involves a statutory assessment of the proposal. It involves leasing, design and siting and environmental assessment. Each of these will require public notification and will open up third party appeal rights. These stages will be conducted concurrently. So, there they are - the list of ordinary requirements for these sorts of developments.
This motion is silly. It means nothing. It is just a stunt and it ought not be considered by this Assembly. It is a waste of time. We have more important things to do than play games with your stunts.
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