Page 1235 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 23 August 1989
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for this program. In addition, the Commonwealth has offered another $166,000 provided that the ACT matches the recurrent funding of $67,000 which the Minister on my right, Mr Berry, will be doing. I can assure the Assembly that the Government will match these funds.
One of the first steps I took as Housing Minister was to release a report of the Housing Trust on youth homelessness in the ACT. I said it was a priority of our Government and my Chief Minister wanted it this way. Copies were circulated to every member of this house. If they remember - they may not have read it - there was a No. 1 volume and a No. 2 volume; they were yellow with black writing on them; and they had black binding on the side. You may be able to find them in your in-trays somewhere. A few weeks later I distributed a discussion paper on a proposed single share accommodation scheme.
The housing policy review has continued to look at the measures to assist homeless young people, and I expect a significant ACT innovation to be announced when I provide my progress report in September. I therefore reject what was said by Mr Collaery, or whoever it was from the opposition. This Government is committed to helping to solve the problems of housing of all people, especially young people.
Government Consultation
MR DUBY: Mr Speaker, my question is addressed to the Chief Minister. Yesterday in the Commonwealth budget debate, Chief Minister, reference was again made by you to your Government's commitment to consultation, particularly with other parties in this Assembly. Some members gave the impression that consultation does not occur. The thought occurred to me that maybe our definition of the word is different from yours. Could you please define what you mean by "consultation", particularly in relation to other parties in this house?
MS FOLLETT: I thank Mr Duby for the question. Mr Speaker, I believe that my definition of "consultation" would be largely similar to anybody else's, in that it generally means to discuss matters with other parties, and certainly in the ACT budget process that is what the Government has sought to do. Members will be aware that a budget consultative committee has been established and that the leaders of major parties in this Assembly are in fact taking part in that consultative process.
Furthermore, the consultations of course have extended beyond the formal budget consultative committee and have included, on my part, discussions with groups wherever they have been requested. In fact, I know that other Ministers also have held any number of discussions on budget matters with groups in the community, with anybody really who has
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