Page 2415 - Week 11 - Thursday, 2 November 1989
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MR WHALAN: You do not deny that. He went out, had a look at it, and he came back into the office.
Mr Collaery: Why did your official brief the Minister otherwise?
MR WHALAN: There was no brief. Let me make this quite clear; we have to establish this. This was a file note that was leaked to Mr Collaery, however he got hold of it. I do not know whether there was a break-in or something and it was stolen or whether or not it was leaked - - -
Mr Jensen: I take a point of order, Mr Speaker.
MR WHALAN: But the document referred to - - -
MR SPEAKER: There is a point of order, Minister. Please return to your seat.
Mr Jensen: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; I am not quite sure what the Minister is getting at but, if he is trying to imply that Mr Collaery was involved in any break-in to obtain that document, I would suggest it is totally and absolutely out of order.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Jensen. I do not believe the Minister was suggesting that. Please proceed, Minister.
MR WHALAN: A Collaery-gate. Mr Speaker, quite clearly the Government, in deciding its position in relation to the price to be paid for the land, was guided only by the Australian Valuation Office, not by the opinion of Mr Collaery which was postdated, of course, nor by the opinion of an officer in a note on file.
Milk Bottle Recycling
MR MOORE: I address another question to the Minister for Industry, Employment and Education. Would he advise the Assembly whether any promotional material about the reusability of the 600ml milk bottle has been created in relation to the recycling experiment? If so, could the Minister advise when and in what form the material will be available to the general public?
MR WHALAN: I thank Mr Moore for the question. This is quite an important issue, Mr Speaker, because we know that there is universal concern in this Assembly about environmental issues, and this is current. As we know, until recently, milk in the 600ml bottles was available from vendors only. This is not, however, mandatory. The Owl Food Barn supermarket chain recently decided to improve its competitive position in the ACT by adding 600ml glass bottles to its product range. The ACT Milk Authority supports Owl's initiative, and media statements have been
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