Page 4684 - Week 15 - Wednesday, 7 December 1994
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a financially dangerous agreement, knowing all these facts? Madam Speaker, I seek leave to table, for Mr Lamont's interest, the 1993 annual return of the company and also the financial statements of Cygnet Corporation Pty Ltd and reports for the financial year ended 30 June 1993.
Leave granted.
MR WOOD: Was it a supplementary question, Madam Speaker?
MADAM SPEAKER: There was a question there.
MR WOOD: It was only a repeat of the earlier question that he or Mrs Carnell asked. I will undertake to answer the questions that Mr De Domenico poses. The clear fact is this: The Harcourt Hill agreement was signed about a year ago. It is well known, because I have been promoting it actively around the area. I have been very proud to talk about it. Questions were asked at the Estimates Committee quite some time ago. The matter is coming up now because it seems to me that the Opposition are looking to raise any issue at election time.
Mr Connolly: Anything but marijuana.
MR WOOD: Anything but marijuana, as you say, Mr Connolly. They chose not to raise this long ago, when it was - - -
Mr De Domenico: Give us a copy of the contract. Is this another VITAB, Minister?
MADAM SPEAKER: Order! Mr De Domenico, you have asked your question.
MR WOOD: They want to drum up any issue before the election. They chose not to run the issue some time ago, when they had the information. The proximity of this to the election is not coincidental.
Group Apprenticeship Schemes
MR BERRY: My question is to the Minister for Education, and it concerns vocational training in the ACT. I hope that Mrs Carnell and Mr De Domenico will be silent and let him answer the question. Is the Minister aware of reports in the press this morning concerning the operation of the Master Builders Association's group apprenticeship scheme?
MR WOOD: Madam Speaker, I am aware of the allegations raised by a member of the Federal Parliament last night and reported in the Canberra Times this morning. The matter was raised by Mr Peter Duncan, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General. I should point out that the group apprenticeship schemes are excellent vehicles for providing a wide range of training opportunities for apprentices where there are not enough apprenticeships offered by individual employers in a particular industry.
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