Page 838 - Week 06 - Tuesday, 25 July 1989
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question, Mr Speaker, and I am afraid I really cannot respond any more convincingly than that. It is not a question that involves me at all.
Broadcasting of Proceedings
DR KINLOCH: Mr Speaker, may I address this question to you. The Chief Minister has often stated, and rightly so, her proper commitment to open government, and we thank her for that. Can you, sir, state when you, in consultation with the Chief Minister, will allow the broadcasting of the Assembly's proceedings, particularly question time, which is obviously of peak interest to the public?
MR SPEAKER: I thank you for that question, Dr Kinloch. The issue of broadcasting, televising, et cetera, of all of the Assembly's business is being looked at currently, and a paper has been raised by the Acting Clerk on this issue. As soon as we get the facts together we will present it to all members and come back to the Standing Committee on Administration and Procedures on that.
Community Medical Practitioner
MR KAINE: I direct a question to the Minister for Community Services and Health. It has been brought to my notice that in May, just before self-government, the then Minister for Territories, Mr Holding, appointed a community medical practitioner for the Phillip Health Centre.
Can the Minister tell me: What was the degree of urgency that warranted the appointment of such an officer on the eve of self-government? What duties is this medical practitioner supposed to perform? What are the terms of contract under which he or she has been appointed, such as the term of the appointment and the remuneration that that person is to receive, and whether or not that medical practitioner is to engage in patient care or whether he or she is perhaps an adviser of some kind rather than a medical practitioner?
MR BERRY: I thank Mr Kaine. I am not familiar with the circumstances which Mr Kaine has brought before the house, but I will certainly look into the matter and bring a reply back in due course.
Environment Education
MR WOOD: I direct a question to the Minister for Industry, Employment and Education who, I know, is interested in the environment. Indeed, I think he was attending to it in his neighbourhood early this morning. In view of the Prime
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