Page 1911 - Week 09 - Thursday, 19 October 1989
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The Government intends working to establish the Casino Surveillance Authority in the next two months. The authority will be provided with necessary resources and time to complete its checking process. Costs associated with this process will be funded by the consortia and, following the establishment of the casino, an annual casino licence fee will fund the ongoing work of the authority.
The Government has already undertaken in its information to potential consortia that information about their proposals will be regarded as commercial-in-confidence. The process will produce by mid-March 1990 a short list for investigation by the Casino Surveillance Authority. It will be a matter for the authority to determine the time and resources that it needs to complete its checking process.
I indicated at the commencement of this statement that the Government wished to conduct this process with absolute probity and at arm's length. The Government has no intention of departing from any recommendations of the Casino Surveillance Authority. In addition, the Government undertakes to provide private briefings on the process to party leaders if requested and is happy to make available for private scrutiny by party leaders all documents available to Ministers. I present the following papers:
Civic Square - Expression of interest document;
Civic Square project - Selection procedure - Ministerial statement, 19 October 1989.
I move:
That the Assembly takes note of the papers.
Debate (on motion by Mrs Nolan) adjourned.
PESTICIDES ACT
Ministerial Statement and Paper
MRS GRASSBY (Minister for Housing and Urban Services), by leave: Mr Speaker, I would like to draw the Assembly's attention to the fact that the Pesticides Act came into force on Friday, 6 October 1989. The ACT now has legislation similar to that of the other Australian States and the Northern Territory for the safe and responsible use of pesticides. I have appointed a registrar of pesticides to administer this Act. From the date of the commencement of this Act, those manufacturers of pesticides which are registered in NSW and Victoria have been given six months in which to register their products in the ACT. After this period only pesticides specifically registered for use in the ACT will be able to be used in the Territory.
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