Page 1411 - Week 04 - Thursday, 26 March 2009

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estimates process and with the public accounts committee in relation to the appropriation bill is an indication of the government’s commitment to working with the Assembly and its respect for the committee system.

I will finish with that comment. I thank members for their support. This is a very important step in meeting our responsibility to the ACT community over what is going to be a pretty difficult time in the next 12 to 18 months. I genuinely thank members for their support.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Bill agreed to in principle.

Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.

Bill agreed to.

Public Accounts—Standing Committee

Report 1—government response

Debate resumed.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Sitting suspended from 11.57 am to 2.30 pm.

Ministerial arrangements

MR STANHOPE (Ginninderra—Chief Minister, Minister for Transport, Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Minister for Business and Economic Development, Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Minister for the Arts and Heritage): The Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services, Mr Hargreaves, is at a ministerial council today and is unable to attend. I will be happy to take any questions anybody may have in relation to Corrections. If there are any questions in relation to disability and community services, the Deputy Chief Minister will be happy to seek to be of assistance. I am sure members would understand that we may have some difficulty and we may have to take questions on notice but we will seek to assist.

Questions without notice

Planning—swimming pools

MR SESELJA: My question is to the Minister for Planning. Minister, Canberra has a number of privately owned pools that are open to the public, including those at Kaleen and Macquarie. Minister, what discussions have you held with ACTPLA about each of these pools concerning proposals for redevelopment and upgrading of these facilities?


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