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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 2 Hansard (27 February) . . Page.. 567 ..
MRS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, I think it is very important, before Mr Berry makes any silly comments, that I point out that it is not the activity reports he is talking about. It is our new approach to activity reports for those two quarters.
MRS CARNELL (Chief Minister): Mr Speaker, for the information of members and pursuant to sections 31A and 79 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994, I present copies of contracts made with Glen Gaskill; Janet Mould, a temporary chief executive contract; Alex Nicolson, termination; John Turner, transfer; and Linda Webb, both temporary executive contract and executive contract. I seek leave of the assembly to incorporate my statement in Hansard.
Leave granted.
Document incorporated at Appendix 2.
Report on Retail Policy Measures to Maintain Diversity in the ACT Retail Market -
Government Response
MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General and Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning) (3.34): Mr Speaker, for the information of members, I present the Government's response to Report No. 20 of the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment entitled "Further Retail Policy Measures to Maintain Diversity in the ACT Retail Market", which was presented to the Assembly on 21 November 1996. I move:
That the Assembly takes note of the paper.
I note that the committee's inquiry came about as a result of a motion by the Greens during debate in the Assembly last June about the Government's amendments to retail trading hours. Members may be aware that the Government launched its retail policy, Striking a Balance, last May. The policy incorporates a range of measures aimed to support growth, investment and adaptation in the industry to match community needs and provide jobs, including amendments to trading hours legislation, an evaluation check sheet for major retail development applications, remission of betterment at local centres, the helpShop program, local centre ideas competition and New Horizons.
While the committee supported many of the initiatives contained within the Government's retail policy, Striking a Balance, such as the ideas competition and the helpShop program and New Horizons, there are a number of elements in the policy where the committee sought information to be tabled. In particular, it asked for details of the information the Government would forward to the National Competition Council in relation to comments
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