Page 1338 - Week 07 - Thursday, 24 August 1989
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that we are in the process of consultation on that draft. I think all of the main players in the rally that was held today are represented in that consultation process at the formal level through the budget consultative committee. I think all of the groups that took part in that rally have had access to me and my Ministers on virtually an unlimited basis. Whenever they have sought a meeting they have been given one.
Given the consultative framework that has been established and given the willingness on my part and on the part of every member of the Government to view that consultation as a genuine process, a genuine opportunity to exchange views on the proposed budget, I find it very disappointing that some of those groups have chosen to take precipitate action, action which disrupts the Canberra community and action which I regard as totally unnecessary given that we have the process which I have outlined under way.
Members' Staff
MR STEVENSON: My question is to the Chief Minister. Would the Chief Minister please tell the Assembly how many people the four Ministers have for use as personal staff, whether on secondment or otherwise, and the total cost of their salaries and the total of other allowances such as overtime?
MS FOLLETT: Mr Speaker, I believe that question has been answered in full, yesterday.
MR STEVENSON: The question has not been answered. I do not have the amounts. I do not know the numbers.
MS FOLLETT: Mr Speaker, I will take on notice any aspects of the question that have not been answered in full and provides a response, if any is required, to Mr Stevenson.
Business Regulation Review Unit
MRS NOLAN: My question is also to the Chief Minister and it refers to an announcement, made last Monday night at a dinner, in relation to the setting up of a regulation review unit. I would like to know who the members of that unit are going to be and how the unit can advise on the impact of existing and proposed legislation on industry and commercial opportunities if the private sector is not represented on that unit.
MS FOLLETT: I thank Mrs Nolan for that question. The business regulation review unit that has been established is a small unit. I think it consists of two officers, whose names I do not know. It has been set up within my normal departmental structure in the Social Policy
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