Page 4511 - Week 14 - Thursday, 1 December 1994
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Who pays if this happens? Through no fault of their own, the racing codes pay. Notwithstanding what the Minister says - even if we are going to take the word of the Minister - the legislation, as it stands, does not prevent the TAB taking more money from the racing codes in order to bolster its own coffers. Needless to say, it needs to bolster its own coffers. The Auditor-General says so. The Auditor-General says quite clearly that it is going to be needing to borrow more money in order to come up with its viability; ACTTAB is close to the wind. Why should the racing codes be asked to pay the price for something that they had nothing to do with? The Minister did not even consult the three areas of the industry that are going to have to pay the price if anything happens.
Mr Wood: You are talking about consultations. Come off it!
MR DE DOMENICO: Mr Wood and Mr Lamont, you can carry on like monkeys as much as you like. This is very important legislation. The Auditor-General is suggesting that a particular statutory authority that you people had control of is close to being bankrupt. That is what the Auditor-General said. If you think that it is funny, Mr Lamont, we in the Opposition do not believe that it is a laughing matter. For that reason, Madam Speaker, we will be pressing these amendments.
Question put:
That the amendments (Mr De Domenico's) be agreed to.
The Assembly voted -
AYES, 7 NOES, 10
Mrs Carnell Mr Berry
Mr Cornwell Mr Connolly
Mr De Domenico Ms Ellis
Mr Humphries Ms Follett
Mr Kaine Mrs Grassby
Mr Stefaniak Mr Lamont
Mr Stevenson Ms McRae
Mr Moore
Ms Szuty
Mr Wood
Question so resolved in the negative.
Bill, as a whole, agreed to.
Bill agreed to.
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