Page 3233 - Week 08 - Tuesday, 16 August 2011
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Members interjecting—
MR SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr Hargreaves, do not make me warn you.
Members interjecting—
MR SPEAKER: Order! Enough! One moment, thank you. There is no point of order, Mr Smyth. You have the floor.
MR SMYTH: Thank you, Mr Speaker. I will recommence. Minister, the letter also states—
MR SPEAKER: Mr Smyth, preamble.
MR SMYTH: It leads to the question, Mr Speaker:
I am concerned that officers in the Department of Land and Property Services, in particular, appear to repeatedly over-step the mark when it comes to their interference, perceived or otherwise, in statutory processes which have served the Government well.
Minister, what did you do to investigate this repeated interference?
MR BARR: As I have indicated in response to the same question from the Leader of the Opposition in relation to responding to all of the issues that were raised within that brief, I sought, in conjunction with the Chief Minister, advice from the Government Solicitor. I sought the input and engagement of the head of the ACT public service in relation to the matter that referred to the dealings between officials between the two agencies and I sought, through my office and through contact with the Chief Minister at the time, to resolve the matter.
MR SESELJA: As minister of LAPS, what investigation have you undertaken into the widespread interference in the planning process by your officials which your draft letter as planning minister highlighted?
MR BARR: I am not the minister of LAPS. No such agency exists any more.
MR SPEAKER: A supplementary, Ms Le Couteur.
Ms Le Couteur: No.
MR SPEAKER: Mr Seselja?
MR SESELJA: Thank you. Minister, did you provide a draft copy of the unsigned letter to the Chief Minister? If so, why, and is it standard practice to provide draft copies of letters that are to be sent from one minister to another?
MR BARR: Mr Speaker, we operate as one government.
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