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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1998 Week 5 Hansard (25 August) . . Page.. 1292 ..

MR CORBELL (continuing):

There is a document released under the FOI request. It is a commercial-in-confidence document released under the FOI request and it is titled "Hall (Kinlyside) Rural Estate: Meeting with John Bolton (National Capital Authority) - 4 May 1998". Hall (Kinlyside) Rural Estate is the entity set up between the Government and Mr Whitcombe to progress the Hall-Kinlyside development. The Chief Minister confirms that now. But what does this document say? The document has a very interesting list of major points of potential criticism of this development. What does it say, Mr Speaker? Dot point 1 states:

Original Derek Whitcombe proposal

letters from Derek Whitcombe on file

Obviously there was some concern about Mr Whitcombe's letters to the Government. Dot point 2 states:

Exclusive dealing - why Derek Whitcombe?

It goes on:

what's so special about the proposal

what does Derek Whitcombe bring to the proposal

Derek Whitcombe's financial capacity

These are all listed as major points of potential criticism, Mr Speaker. Dot point 3 states:

Inconsistency between executed agreement and Cabinet Submission draft

reversal of responsibility for costs

staging.

Dot point 4 reads:

Expenses

Territory to meet consultancy fees prior to preliminary agreement (and joint venture)

Dot point 5 states:

Timing

September 1998 for signing joint venture

2 years for all other preconditions to be finalised

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