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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 5 Hansard (11 May) . . Page.. 1482 ..


PLANNING AND URBAN SERVICES-STANDING COMMITTEE

Report on Annual and Financial Reports-Department of Urban Services-Government Response

MR SMYTH (Minister for Urban Services) (3.49): Mr Speaker, for the information of members, I present the following paper:

Planning and Urban Services-Standing Committee-Report No. 38-1998-99 Annual Report of the Department of Urban Services (presented 15 February Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000)-Government response.

I move:

That the Assembly takes note of the paper.

I seek leave to have my short speech incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The speech read as follows:

Mr Speaker, I present for the information of Members the Government's Response to Report No 38 of the Planning and Urban Services Committee-1998-99 Annual Report of the Department of Urban Services.

Mr Speaker in November and December 1999 the Standing Committee on Planning and Urban Services conducted public hearings on the Annual Report.

I welcome the examination of the Annual Report as it provided an opportunity to examine current issues facing the department.

In December the Committee issued Report No 38 which contained 12 recommendations.

Mr Speaker, I appreciate the effort of Committee members in providing the report which will assist Government in improving the quality of information being provided.

Mr Speaker I now table the Government Response.

Debate (on motion by Mr Corbell ) adjourned.

CANBERRA CENTRE EXPANSION-REVOCATION OF APPLICATION

Paper

MR SMYTH (Minister for Urban Services) (3.50): For the information of members, I present, the following paper:


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