Page 2797 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 29 June 2011
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I look forward to working with the Sport and Recreation Minister’s Strategic Advisory Council on the progression of the plan and our action together making a real difference to enhance the sport and recreation experience for all Canberrans.
The ACTIVE 2020 Strategic Plan is an unprecedented opportunity!
So there we have Minister Barr’s own words that have now been spun out again through Ms Porter’s motion. Quite frankly, we find it a waste of energy from this Assembly to be just patting Mr Barr on the back yet again for something that we have already spoken on before. And just on that, Mr Barr, if you were really—and this is part of—
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Mr Hargreaves): Mr Doszpot, would you direct your remarks through the chair, please.
MR DOSZPOT: Thank you, Mr Assistant Speaker. Mr Barr, one of the things that I am most interested about, and something we spoke about before, is that if you are serious about representing—
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Mr Doszpot, I did ask you to direct your remarks through the chair, please. Do not address them across the chamber to Mr Barr.
MR DOSZPOT: I did not look across at Mr Barr at all, Mr Assistant Speaker.
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Mr Doszpot, I ask you to reflect on the words that you have just applied. You are talking to Mr Barr in the words of your speech.
MR DOSZPOT: I was talking to Mr Barr through you, Mr Assistant Speaker. Is that allowed?
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: I would ask you to phrase the words in accordance with that request, please. Just have a look.
MR DOSZPOT: Thank you, Mr Assistant Speaker. I ask you for direction here. I said “Mr Barr”, looking at you; is that allowed?
Mr Barr: No, I think that you need to understand—
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Mr Barr, thank you. I do not need any assistance, thank you, minister.
MR DOSZPOT: Mr Assistant Speaker, I would like the sports minister to reflect on the composition of the sport and recreation minister’s strategic advisory council. We spoke about this at various other events, such as estimates, last year as well as this year. If the minister was totally committed to listening to the total community, the total sporting community should be represented on the minister’s strategic advisory council, for instance. At the moment I still do not see any representation from
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