Page 1531 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 27 September 1989
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MR HUMPHRIES: I have a supplementary question, Mr Deputy Speaker. What action will the Minister be taking to ascertain whether the allegations are true?
MR BERRY: If I can take that as a request to find out, I will certainly look into it. It is not something that I have seen as a high priority in the past but I will do it at your request.
Parks and Conservation
MRS NOLAN: My question is again to the Minister for Housing and Urban Services. I would like to draw the Minister's attention to a question I asked her on 6 July about reconstituting a committee to replace the ACT parks and conservation committee. The Minister told me in her answer that she was looking at committees and a decision would be made by the next sitting period, which was 25 to 27 July. I ask the Minister: has that committee been appointed? If not, when will such a committee be in place to look at aspects of land management relating to nature conservation and outdoor recreation in the ACT?
MRS GRASSBY: No, the committee has not been put together yet, and possibly it will be. We have been looking at committees but, as my time has been taken up with the budget, which I felt was much more important, we will be looking at that once the budget is through and I can spend some time looking at committees.
National Aquarium
MR MOORE: My question is directed to Mr Whalan, as the Minister responsible for development. It is with reference to the National Aquarium fish farm. Is the Minister aware that the crown lease provided for the completion of the work - in clause 5A, subclauses (3), (4) and (5), which in turn refers to clauses 3B and 3C - within 18 months of the start of the lease on 17 March 1988. Is the Minister aware that that time has now passed, and would he inform the house whether an extension to the lease has been granted, by whom and when?
MR WHALAN: I will take it on notice.
Child-care Facilities
MR JENSEN: My question is directed to Mr Berry, the Minister for Community Services and Health and it refers to the upgrading that recently had to be undertaken at the Tuggeranong Town Centre child-care facility because the facility, although appearing to meet certain design
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