Page 2712 - Week 13 - Tuesday, 21 November 1989
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Kaine asks, "Have they done nothing?". Well, of course, I fully expect that they would have been carrying out those activities throughout the period that he refers to.
Rights of the Child
MR STEVENSON: I ask the Chief Minister: when did the Federal Government ask the ACT Government to comment on the convention on the rights of the child?
MS FOLLETT: I have a letter from the Federal Government on that matter. I do not have it with me, I cannot advise you of the date of it, but it is certainly a matter that has been referred to me.
Mr Stevenson: An approximate date?
MS FOLLETT: I do not have a date, no; I am sorry. I am not prepared to guess in question time. I can certainly look up the details on that referral from the Federal Government and advise the Assembly.
ACT Administration Centre
MR COLLAERY: My question is directed to the Chief Minister. Would you confirm that this building is still leased by the Commonwealth? If so, would you confirm whether this Territory has any legal obligations under a leasing agreement between the owner of this building and the Commonwealth? Has your Government recently written to the Department of Administrative Services offering to take over the Federal Government's lease obligations for this building?
MS FOLLETT: I do not have that detail with me at the moment. It is certainly a matter which I would be more than happy to look into and to advise the Assembly on it.
Asbestos Removal
MR HUMPHRIES: My question is to the Minister for Housing and Urban Services. I refer to an article which appeared on the front page of the Chronicle on 7 November in which Mr Mike Crowe of the Housing Industry Association commented on the Government's asbestos removal program. He said in particular that the existing removal procedures were draconian and that asbestos sheeting should not be confused with the more harmful blue asbestos fluff. Describing asbestos sheeting, he said, "There has been absolutely no evidence of any fatalities or health problems because of it". Can the Minister say whether this last statement is true and, if it is not true, will the Government table in
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