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APPENDIX 1:
(Incorporated in Hansard on 29 November 1994 at page 4185)
CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
QUESTION WITHOUT NOTICE TAKEN ON NOTICE
10 NOVEMBER 1994
MR MOORE
My question refers to a letter the Chief Minister wrote to us today where she discusses what we refer to as the Caretaker period which she suggests should commence 36 days immediately before polling day namely the 13 January. Chief Minister in the arrangement that you attached you did not deal with paid advertising or information programs which includes reference to any Minister or Government Member during the Caretaker period.
MY ANSWER IS:
In addition to the assurance that I provided when the question was asked I would draw your attention to part (f) of the document which sets out the arrangements. This states that:
The Government will ensure that Departmental publications and advertising prepared during the election period do not include photographs or statements by Ministers and do not involve issues which are controversial between political parties.
In addition to this the Secretary of my Department has written to his colleagues in the Government. Service and provided them with detailed advice on the arrangements. Publications and advertising campaigns are one of the areas highlighted in his advice. In particular agencies have been advised that:
• publications and advertising prepared during the election period should proceed only if they constitute a normal operational requirement of a Department or Agency and they should not include photographs and statements of or by Ministers; and
• campaigns highlighting the role of particular Ministers or addressing issues which are of a controversial nature between political parties should be discontinued during the election period.
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