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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 4 Hansard (29 March) . . Page.. 1048 ..


MR SPEAKER: No, you have run out of your four minutes.

MR HUMPHRIES: Yes, Mr Speaker. Those organisations are: Prisoners Aid; the ACT Churches Council; the legal profession, both the Law Society and the Bar Association in the one representative, pursuant to a recommendation made to me by members of the committee; the Alcohol and Drug Foundation of the ACT; the ACT and Region Chamber of Commerce; the Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee; the ACT Crime Prevention Committee; the ACT Council of Social Service; the Women's Consultative Council; the Australian Federal Police; the Official Visitor; ACT Corrective Services; the ACT Parole Board; the Mental Health Foundation; a representative of the Welfare Rights and Legal Centre and the Women's Legal Centre; a former prisoner; a representative of residents of the region; an expert on conservation issues; and an educationalist. Also, I have had discussions via a third party with the Trades and Labour Council of the ACT and I am hopeful of nominating someone from that organisation as well. That might be more than 20, Mr Speaker. Is it workable? Only time will tell, Mr Osborne, but I am hopeful that the enthusiasm which members of your committee have shown towards this process will also imbue members of that panel and that whatever divisions or different points of view are present on the panel will be reconciled as we move towards this important project.

Ms Carnell: I ask that all further questions be placed on the notice paper, Mr Speaker.

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

MS TUCKER: Mr Speaker, under standing order 118A, I ask the Minister for Urban Services for an explanation of why an answer has not yet been provided to my question on notice No. 221, regarding the environmental authorisations issued to the Fairbairn Park Control Council for motor racing activities at Fairbairn Park. Notice of this question was given on 17 February and the 30-day period in which the Minister is supposed to respond expired on 18 March.

MR SMYTH: Mr Speaker, I will have to find out what has happened to that question. I will get an answer to the member as quickly as I can.

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

MR STANHOPE: I seek leave to make a personal explanation.

MR SPEAKER: Yes, please proceed.

MR STANHOPE

: Mr Speaker, in response to a question from me in question time today, the Chief Minister said that I failed to turn up for a meeting that had been arranged with Impulse Airlines. That is simply not true, and I would just like to give


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