Page 2398 - Week 06 - Thursday, 23 June 2011

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Mrs Dunne: She has also asked for an expression of opinion.

MR SPEAKER: Yes. The question is out of order.

MS HUNTER: A supplementary?

MR SPEAKER: Yes, Ms Hunter.

MS HUNTER: Chief Minister, has the government considered the proposals to nominate Canberra, and specifically Lake Burley Griffin, for heritage listing? If so, does the government have a position on these nominations?

Mrs Dunne: On a point of order, Mr Speaker, the original question and the question which was ruled out of order were about memorials. It is a big jump to move from that to heritage listing, which is, again, the remit of the commonwealth.

MR SPEAKER: I do not believe there is a point of order. As I understand Ms Le Couteur’s question, she asked about matters affecting the lake foreshore. I think it is entirely within the interest of the ACT government whether Canberra receives a heritage nomination or not.

Mr Hanson: On the point of order, Mr Speaker, I seek your guidance because yesterday a question was ruled out of order. It related to private school funding here in the ACT. Today a question relating to heritage issues on the lake foreshore, controlled by the federal government, is ruled in order. I do not understand the difference between the two. Could you explain that to me?

MR SPEAKER: Mr Hanson, I believe that I have just been verballed. I have made my ruling on this quite clear. Chief Minister.

MS GALLAGHER: I can answer the question?

MR SPEAKER: Yes, Ms Hunter’s question on the ACT government’s view on the heritage nomination of Canberra.

MS GALLAGHER: I think this is an issue that has been raised fairly recently and falls within, again, the responsibilities of the National Capital Authority. It is a matter that I will take some further advice on, including from the minister with responsibility for heritage, before the government reconsiders their position on this. But it is outside our jurisdiction as well. Canberrans would expect the government and the Assembly to have a view on this. I think that is reasonable. But we are taking further advice.

MS BRESNAN: A supplementary.

MR SPEAKER: Yes, Ms Bresnan.

MS BRESNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. Is the government aware of the proposal to create a peace study centre at the ANU or otherwise a peace and reconciliation park as


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