Page 2871 - Week 13 - Wednesday, 22 November 1989
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changes, significant time has been spent on necessary liaison with the National Capital Planning Authority, and we have seen clearly a breakdown in relations between the Minister and the National Capital Planning Authority in recent days.
That breakdown, is related to perceptions of roles. I am not referring to personalities. Clearly, this Government is seeking funds from us to continue this debacle, and it will lead to a sort of debris of government if the Government is not careful. We will vote the Government its funds so that it can keep trying, but our patience in the community is running out.
Division agreed to.
Debate (on motion by Mr Whalan) adjourned.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion (by Mr Whalan) proposed:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Proposed Environmental Advisory Council
MR MOORE (4.57): Mr Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to respond to a couple of wild accusations that were made by the Rally today, since I am not going to have the normal right of reply in a debate on the motion that I put forward. Some of those accusations had to do with my attitude to planning and to public comment, and the accusations were absolutely ridiculous. The motion that I put forward on the advisory council allows for public comment. It very clearly and categorically stated that this was something to do with the very early stages while a development was to be considered. In fact, this particular development - any development proposal - would have a chance to go ahead without one having the feeling that it would suffer from political posturing.
The real reason why the Rally is concerned that such a motion does not go ahead is that it would deny the Rally the chance for political posturing. That is really what the Rally's objection to the motion is about. That it is inconsistent with planning policies of the Rally is absolute nonsense.
The Rally then went on to say that I had spent no time consulting with environmentalists and that, overwhelmingly, environmentalists would come out and speak against it. Their own Mr Donohue could well do that. He perceives himself as an environmentalist. Let me say that I respect him as an environmentalist, but he may take the Rally's
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