Page 1239 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 23 August 1989
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Eastern Parkway
MS FOLLETT: I would like to make available a couple of responses to questions asked yesterday. The first is a response to a question from Mr Jensen concerning briefing of the Tuggeranong Community Council on the Eastern Parkway proposal. I undertook to ascertain why a briefing had not taken place. Mr Jensen is quite correct that a briefing in addition to that provided by Mr Sommer on 4 August 1989 did not take place within the time frame suitable to Mr Read. However, the assertion that this was due to political interference cannot be sustained.
My inquiries indicate that there has been a breakdown in communication between the Office of City Management, the Office of Industry and Development and the Interim Territory Planning Authority. I believe that this has been rectified and that the Tuggeranong Community Council will be provided with a comprehensive briefing in the immediate future. I regret the problem has emerged, and I undertake to implement procedures to ensure that it will not happen again.
Consultative Committee on Education
MR WHALAN: There was a question yesterday asked by the Leader of the Opposition concerning the consultative committee on schools and I did undertake to give the details of the membership of that committee. The committee has representatives nominated by the ACT Teachers Federation, and they are Audrey Duke, Jim Stoddart and Lynn Rainforest; a representative nominated by the Canberra Preschool Society, who is James Dexter; two representatives from the ACT Secondary Students Council, who are Ian Triddle and Candice Seaman. There are three representatives nominated by the Parents and Citizens Council, being Ian McRae, Pam Cahir and Janice Crosswhite; and a representative of the Public Sector Union, Catherine Garven; and the chairman is Mr Alan Burnett.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
MR WHALAN: I wish to make a personal explanation, Mr Speaker.
MR SPEAKER: Do you claim to have been misrepresented?
MR WHALAN: Yes. During the debate yesterday on the matter of public importance, Mr Collaery made allegations regarding a statement which I had previously made about a road in the suburb of Gordon. I would like to clarify that position to demonstrate that Mr Collaery's allegations of yesterday were totally inappropriate and fallacious.
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