Page 1631 - Week 08 - Thursday, 28 September 1989
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Police Rural Patrol
MR STEFANIAK: My question is also to the Minister for Housing and Urban Services, Mr Speaker. Is the Minister aware that the Australian Federal Police have a rural patrol?
MRS GRASSBY: Yes, I am aware of that.
Bushfire Council
MR COLLAERY: My question is directed to the Minister for Housing and Urban Services. Minister, did you not also remove the New South Wales Farmers Federation representative from the board?
MRS GRASSBY: I said that to Mrs Nolan. Do I have to say it again? Yes I did, Mr Collaery. They were moved off the board, and if the supplementary question is "Why?", we did not think it necessary for them to be on the board. I thought I would get that in before you asked a supplementary question.
MR COLLAERY: I will ask the Minister something different - in the same vein, Mr Speaker, with your leave. Minister, who is on the board now?
Mr Whalan: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; that is not a supplementary question. A supplementary question must relate directly to the very first question and lead on from it. The very first question related to a particular representation from New South Wales, and the supplementary question can only relate specifically to that. To broaden the question is totally inconsistent with the standing orders. I would also like to draw to your attention, Mr Speaker, and I ask you to draw it to the attention of Mr Collaery, that if he had been present in the chamber he would have heard earlier answers on this particular matter.
MR SPEAKER: Order! The point of order is upheld. That is a correct judgment by the Deputy Chief Minister.
ACT Public Account
MR MOORE: My question is directed to the Minister for Industry, Employment and Education. Mr Whalan, I notice in the comments on page 25 of budget paper No. 4 for the ACT public account that you have an allowance of about $10m for accommodation. The explanatory note on the following page reads: "The increase relates to the allowance made for new leases to be entered into primarily for replacement accommodation in respect of the North and South Buildings in Civic", which we presume is being paid for at the moment. As to that particular $10m, Mr Whalan, I am told
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