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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 2 Hansard (11 March) . . Page.. 603 ..


MR SPEAKER

: Order! Before we go on to the presentation of papers, it has been indicated to me that somebody made an interjection in that exchange that a member - namely, Mr Berry - is off his medication. If that is the case, I ask that it be withdrawn, please.

Mr Humphries: What, the medication?

Mr Berry: No, the accusation.

Mr Humphries: All right, I withdraw, Mr Speaker.

MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Humphries.

PATIENT ACTIVITY DATA

Paper

MS CARNELL (Chief Minister, Treasurer and Acting Minister for Health and Community Care): For the information of members, I present the information bulletin relating to patient activity data for the Canberra Hospital for January 1999.

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Paper

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Community Safety and Minister Assisting the Treasurer): For the information of members, I present the ACT Administration of Justice statistical profile for October to December 1998.

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COUNCIL

Paper and Ministerial Statement

MR SMYTH (Minister for Urban Services): For the information of members, I present the National Environment Protection Council's report for 1997-98, including financial statements and a report by the Australian National Audit Office. I seek leave to make a short statement.

Leave granted.

MR SMYTH: Mr Speaker, under the ACT National Environment Protection Act 1994 the Government is required to table National Environment Protection Council annual reports within seven sitting days of the council's adoption of the reports. The 1997-98 NEPC annual report was adopted by the council at its meeting on 11 December 1998. NEPC describes 1997-98 as an historic year, with the making of the first three national environment protection measures, NEPMs.


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