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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 6 Hansard (24 May) . . Page.. 1698 ..
MR HIRD (continuing):
There a number of other areas where the arts benefit from government funding, but this government, through the Chief Minister and the Treasurer, will not stand by and see moneys wasted, contrary to what the previous government may or may not have done. I would have been interested to see how the previous government would have handled the School of Music when they were spending $800,000 more than they should have been entitled to. They came clean. I know they got an increase in the budget, to $826,000, and they are to be congratulated.
Mr Hargreaves: They had a candlelight vigil.
MR HIRD: That may or may not have been the case. Triennial funding is certainly one way of enriching the arts for the community. I simply conclude by saying that the ACT government's funding of 13 significant local arts organisations through the multi-year performance agreements, triennial funding, is certainly bearing fruit and is assisting a high level of achievement in providing excellence in the art form within the territory. I commend the government for the way they have gone about it.
I think this is the third motion I have brought on for debate. I will endeavour to put on a few more motions, Mr Deputy Speaker, and maybe in 18 months I will clear them. I thank members and commend the motion to the house.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
That this bill be agreed to in principle.
Motion (by Mr Humphries ) negatived:
That the debate be adjourned.
Ms Tucker: Pursuant to standing order 174, I seek leave to move that the Adult Entertainment and Restricted Material Bill-Oh, I cannot do it until we have agreed to the bill in principle.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Ms Tucker, you are on your feet. You have the floor. I am not sure where we are going. Ms Tucker, do you have a motion?
Ms Tucker: No, not at this minute. I will do something later.
Debate (on motion by Mr Humphries ) adjourned.
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