Page 5346 - Week 12 - Thursday, 28 October 2010

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the limit to which I am ruling at this point in time. I am recognising the points that you raise and I would like to discuss and consider those ones further.

MS BURCH (Brindabella—Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services, Minister for Children and Young People, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Minister for Women): I will table the document. I am sure you will be absolutely riveted when you get this document. But I do go to the point that what I said was:

The information that I have in front of me indicates that there is no clear relationship …

And then I read, almost word for word, if not word for word, a number of dot points that were clearly in the paper that I handed over. I agree with Mr Corbell that if we run the risk of having to table every piece of paper in every bit of document in answer to a question, whether we use that information or not, I think is—

Mrs Dunne: On a point of order, Mr Speaker, I think we are getting to the stage where this is a challenge to your ruling. I think it is disorderly.

MS BURCH: I table the following paper:

Childcare costs—Figure 1 Female participation rate and annual childcare cost inflation in Canberra—Graph.

MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Ms Burch. We will leave it at that.

Adjournment

Motion (by Mr Corbell) proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

Taxation—change of use

MR BARR (Molonglo—Minister for Education and Training, Minister for Planning, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation and Minister for Gaming and Racing) (5.47): In response to question on notice 1173 from Mr Seselja that I answered on 18 October, that “no change of use charge for residential development has been paid since 2010”, I think it is important to, in light of the question that was asked in question time today, provide some further clarification of that matter.

No change of use charge for residential development assessed since rectification has been paid. And this is the period during which the full market valuation methodology for residential development proposals has been in effect. The point at which the methodology was corrected is commonly referred to as rectification, and rectification formally took place from 30 April 2010.

For the information of members, a total of $2.8 million has been paid for change of use charge from 1 July 2010 to 30 September 2010, but this relates to both


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