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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 13 Hansard (26 November) . . Page.. 4684 ..

MS GALLAGHER (continuing):

member's question is as follows: in the 2001-02 financial year, 77 improvement notices were issued by WorkCover, 39 prohibition notices were issued by WorkCover and one prosecution was finalised under the OH&S Act, amounting to a total of 117 recorded infringements. In the 2002-03 financial year, 80 improvement notices were issued by WorkCover, 48 prohibition notices were issued by WorkCover and two prosecutions were finalised under the OH&S Act, amounting to a total of 130 recorded infringements.

Paper

Mr Corbell , on behalf of Mr Wood , presented the following paper:

Cemeteries and Crematoria Act - Cemeteries and Crematoria (Fees for 2003-2004) Determination 2003-Disallowable Instrument DI2003-297, together with its explanatory statement.

Personal explanations

MR CORNWELL: Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation under standing order 46. Yesterday, in response to a question from Mrs Dunne, the Chief Minister commented that the announcement of the draft water strategy Think water, act water was another event that the Liberals boycotted and sought not to attend. I wish to state, Mr Speaker, that I was not invited to this function on Friday, 21 November at 10.00 am. Therefore, I could not attend, far less boycott, it. In any event, I was at the 11 o'clock launch of the Anglicare Christmas appeal, which was not attended by any other MLA, least of all members of the Labor Party.

MRS DUNNE: Mr Speaker, I would like to make a personal explanation under standing order 46. Yesterday in question time in response to my question, the Chief Minister said that the launch of the water strategy had been boycotted by the opposition. I would like to place on record that I did not receive an invitation. I received notification of the launch through a request from the media and at 10 o'clock, at the time of the launch, I, along with some other members, was scheduled to be at a meeting of the Planning and Environment Committee. It was commented on at the Planning and Environment Committee meeting that many of the members present would have afforded themselves the opportunity of attending the launch had they been invited.

MR STEFANIAK: Mr Speaker, I too seek to make a personal explanation in relation to that event. I too was not invited.

MRS BURKE: Mr Speaker, as a personal explanation, I would also like to say that I was not formally invited to this event.

MR PRATT: Mr Speaker, ditto, ditto, ditto.

MR SMYTH (Leader of the Opposition): Mr Speaker, under standing order 46, I would like to make a personal explanation. Yesterday, during question time, the Chief Minister said that this was another event that the Liberals boycotted and sought not to attend. "Sought"means that we actively attempted or were successful in not attending a function

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