Page 1901 - Week 09 - Thursday, 19 October 1989
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members, the Government will now provide its weekly legislation program in written form to party leaders during their regular meetings with the Deputy Chief Minister.
I now turn to the question of the Government's broader legislation program for the remainder of the year. The Government has under development a substantial volume of legislation which it has made a practice of introducing to the Assembly at the first opportunity following its completion. Of the legislation now under development, a significant proportion is expected to be introduced into the Assembly this year. The thrust of the legislation program reflects the Government's policy commitments made both before and since the election.
Members will be aware that private members' Bills being drafted by the legislative counsel are treated in confidence. Neither the title of such Bills nor any details regarding their contents are available to the Government until the private member concerned so wishes. Consistent with this practice, the precise details of the Government's own legislation program also remain confidential. However, I am able to advise in general terms that amongst the legislation currently under development are laws relating to privacy; anti-discrimination and domestic violence matters; the regulation of vehicle size and weight in the ACT; establishment of a register of vehicle encumbrance; revenue measures associated with the budget; the control of dangerous weapons; the control of clinical waste; measures to contain legionnaire's disease; and a range of other measures designed to address issues of significance to the ACT.
Tuggeranong Community Centre
MS FOLLETT: Mr Jensen asked me a question on 18 October 1989 concerning the difference between the visual arts facility and the Tuggeranong Community Centre in documents that he referred to. My answer to Mr Jensen's question is as follows: the two facilities are not the same thing. The reference to the Tuggeranong Community Centre on page 22 of budget paper No. 5 is incorrect. The $2m allocation referred to is to provide studio space for up to 60 visual artists on two separate sites within north Canberra.
This information has been supplied to the Estimates Committee by way of a breakdown of allocations within the community development fund. The funds allocated for the Tuggeranong Community Centre are shown in budget paper No. 6, page 35.
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