Page 786 - Week 05 - Thursday, 6 July 1989
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This involves some citizens in costs larger than those of their fellow citizens, at a time of life when extra costs are not easily met. So my question to the Minister is: Could she undertake to review this situation so as not to discriminate on the basis of age for those people over 70? Could free medical inspections be provided for them automatically?
MS FOLLETT: I thank Dr Kinloch for that question. Perhaps he is thinking of having a birthday as well. I do not know the detail that his question involves, but I would be more than happy to take it up for him and get some advice on the matter. I have been advised that Mrs Grassby is the Minister who would be looking after that area, but certainly we will check up on the detail and give a full answer as soon as possible.
Parks and Conservation
MRS NOLAN: My question is addressed to the Minister for Housing and Urban Services. Prior to ACT self-government, an ACT parks and conservation consultative committee was in place, with the membership appointed by the Minister, to advise on aspects of land management relating to nature conservation and outdoor recreation in the ACT. Will this Government be reconstituting a similar committee to allow community interest communication in relation to park management, nature conservation and outdoor recreation? If so, when?
MRS GRASSBY: I thank Mrs Nolan. I understand that the ACT parks and conservation consultative committee about which Mrs Nolan is asking has lapsed. Yes, we are looking at that at the moment. Of course there will be consultation, as we promised, with people involved in the community and other members of the house if that committee is to be re-formed.
At the moment it has just come before me. It has lapsed, and we need to decide what the Government is going to do before going back to the committee. We will be talking to the other side of the house about it. It will be gender neutral - is that the term? It will be fifty-fifty male and female, I understand.
MRS NOLAN: I wish to ask a supplementary question. What sort of time frame are we looking at in relation to making some decision on that?
MRS GRASSBY: At the moment, as I say, there are other things on the agenda, and committees are a little further down the line. That should be coming up, I would say, when the house sits next time.
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