Page 4887 - Week 11 - Thursday, 21 October 2010
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shut its eyes and not contemplate any changes at all. Indeed, at the time I said that nothing could be further from the truth and that my department continued to meet and monitor changes that might be desirable or necessary in the ACT.
At the time I also indicated that the ACT would continue to amend legislation to ensure that plaintiffs have appropriate access to the courts. I will just quote from a couple of my statements to reinforce that point:
General caps and thresholds were resisted in this jurisdiction—and do not form part of the ACT’s balanced economic model. That doesn’t mean that we have shut our eyes and will not contemplate any changes at all—nothing could be further from the truth—my department continues to meet with and monitor changes that might be desirable or necessary in the ACT.
I also said:
… the approach the ACT Government took was to take effective, equitable steps to put more money in the hands of plaintiffs and less in the hands of lawyers and their “bought and paid for” professional advocates acting as expert witnesses.
I finally said:
We need about 4 years of insurance data to start drawing conclusions. The first two years of data doesn’t mean that insurance is overpriced in the ACT—it just means we need to wait a couple more years to see what the final position is.
Yesterday in question time Mrs Dunne also asked me:
… why is it the case that you would not allow any recording of the speech that you made on 23 June 2006, and will you, by close of business today, table a copy of that address … how often in your busy career do you ask that there be no record kept of speeches that you make?
In answer to Mrs Dunne’s question, now that I have had the opportunity to check the record, I can inform the member that I have no recollection whatsoever of making such a request when delivering my speech on 23 June. I can also inform the member that I have no recollection of ever making such a request at any public event I have attended during my time as a member of this place.
Mr Smyth: On a point of order, Madam Assistant Speaker, will the minister table the speech that he was quoting from?
Mr Corbell: That is not a point of order.
Mr Smyth: No, well, I am asking would you table the speech. All right. Madam Assistant Speaker, under standing order 213, will the minister please table the document that he was just quoting from?
Mr Corbell: Yes, Madam Assistant Speaker, I would be happy to. I table the following paper:
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