Page 2466 - Week 08 - Thursday, 6 August 2015
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But for your own sakes, because I know that you are mostly motivated by what is best for you and your CFMEU mates, what I would recommend to you is to not sign these contracts prior to the election. Are you denying that you are mates? You were hugging them yesterday, members, weren’t you? Let us take this to an election. What we know when it comes to the light rail issue is that what this government did—
Members interjecting—
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Dr Bourke): Mr Hanson, sit down. Stop the clock. Mr Doszpot and Mr Wall, persistent interjections are unparliamentary. Mr Hanson, continue.
MR HANSON: He could not have heard Mr Rattenbury’s interjections, I am sure. He is deaf to Mr Rattenbury’s interjections, as he is deaf to the rest of the members of this community.
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Mr Hanson, sit down. Mr Hanson, you have been reflecting upon the chair. That is extremely unparliamentary. You will withdraw.
MR HANSON: I withdraw, Mr Assistant Speaker.
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Continue.
MR HANSON: This government are so nervous about light rail and knowing they are trying to steamroll it through that they brought in specific, fast-tracked legislation to deny people in the community being able to object to any of the planning going along the light rail route. Do you remember the fast-tracked legislation? I think it was Mr Gentleman who brought that in, was it not? It was legislation specifically to steamroll this through, to deny the people the ability to have their say and bring in their objections. What did the ACT Heritage Council say? I quote:
The ACT Heritage Council is concerned that heritage nominations over buildings on either side of Northbourne Avenue will be effectively annulled once planning laws are passed by the ACT Assembly next week …
The Northbourne Avenue corridor looks set to be declared a special precinct to allow the Capital Metro rail link from Gungahlin to the city to be fast-tracked.
They can build the light rail track, rip up the trees, demolish all the trees, do whatever they want on Northbourne and spend a billion dollars of our money; it will be easier for them to do that without objections than for people out in the community to put on a carport. That is the sort of legislation they are trying to develop in this place because they are so sensitive about the tram. The government are saying, “There’s one rule for us, for a billion dollar tram and to rip up Northbourne,” but if you want to do something out there in the community, there is a different rule.
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Mr Hanson, address your remarks through the chair.
MR HANSON: We have also seen the lack of consultation about the Melbourne Building car park as part of this light rail fiasco. All of the businesses there are going
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