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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 1 Hansard (18 February) . . Page.. 21 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

Mr Speaker, I briefly thank members for their contributions and hope that this strategy really will be the start of a very big focus on this problem by the broad community over the next 10 years and that we can really provide for a resurgence in the ecological viability of a great many native species which have been threatened, if not made extinct, by the invasiveness of a number of weed species in recent years.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Sitting suspended from 12.20 to 2.30 pm

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Interim Kingston Foreshore Development Authority

MR WHITECROSS: My question without notice is to the Chief Minister. Chief Minister, you have now been forced to withdraw your allegation that Jacqui Rees had repeatedly and unfairly implied that public officials had acted corruptly - an allegation you made without providing any supporting evidence. I refer to your apology quoted in the Canberra Times on Saturday, 15 February, in which you stated:

I withdraw the report of the former Deputy Chief Minister's letter dated January 29, 1997 to the council and apologise to Ms Rees for any hurt or embarrassment that may have been caused by the publication of the letter.

Given that you have been forced to withdraw that allegation, Chief Minister, can you inform the Assembly what excuse you now intend to fabricate in order to justify your original action of removing Ms Rees from the Interim Kingston Foreshore Development

MRS CARNELL: Thank you very much, Mr Whitecross. After some months away from this place I am fascinated that that is the best that Mr Whitecross, as Leader of the Opposition, can come up with, taking into account economic situations, financial reports and all sorts of things. This is the one issue that Mr Whitecross thinks is important. Mr Speaker, I think this issue is on the notice paper for debate tomorrow, which I suggest rules the question out of order.

Mr Moore: I do not think it is on the notice paper at this stage.

Mr Humphries: It is going on the notice paper tomorrow.

MRS CARNELL: It has been indicated that it is going on the notice paper for tomorrow. I am very happy to answer the question anyway.

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