Page 1895 - Week 09 - Thursday, 19 October 1989
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Road Upgrading
MR JENSEN: I have another question to the Minister for Housing and Urban Services on a related matter. It refers to the condition of the Boboyan Road, which links the ACT to Adaminaby from the Naas Valley and Tharwa. As this road has considerable tourist potential and is currently in a deplorable condition, could the Minister advise when the road will be upgraded, and preferably sealed, to the border?
MRS GRASSBY: As it is not in our commitment for this year, it will not be done this year because there are other roads we think are more important.
Assembly Budget
MR HUMPHRIES: My question is to the Chief Minister. Given that it is the Chief Minister's view that it is not up to the Government to set the Assembly's budget, and given that it is the Speaker's view that it is up to the Government to set the budget, will the Chief Minister either issue a press release clarifying her position, particularly to viewers of Channel 10, or move for the sacking of the Speaker on the basis that he gives improper advice to the Assembly?
MS FOLLETT: I thank Mr Humphries for the question. Mr Speaker, I believe that both you and I have made it clear that the Assembly's budget is set in negotiation between us and - - -
MR HUMPHRIES: He said you set it, that it is your responsibility. The Hansard will show that.
MS FOLLETT: I believe that Mr Speaker said that we had negotiated that budget between us.
MR HUMPHRIES: He also said that the Government was responsible for the budget.
MS FOLLETT: The Government is indeed responsible for the budget. I have never denied that at all, but the Assembly's own budget - that is, what it costs to run the Assembly in terms of staff for committees, stationery, transport and what have you - has been negotiated between me and Mr Speaker. Mr Speaker administers that budget. The actual quantum of that budget was negotiated between us, and I will not issue a press release as required for Channel 10 or indeed anybody else.
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