Page 3087 - Week 14 - Thursday, 7 December 1989
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Mr Speaker, the four members of the Executive will assume responsibility for major functions as follows: I will be Chief Minister and Treasurer; and will assume responsibility for planning and environment, and public administration; with special interest in veterans' and ethnic affairs, the ageing, the status of women, the family, and the disabled.
Mr Bernard Collaery will be Deputy Chief Minister and also Attorney-General. He will be responsible for welfare and community services; housing; sport and recreation; and youth.
Mr Duby will be responsible for finance; urban services; industrial relations; and the related functions of tourism, business, employment, transport, and rural matters.
Mr Humphries will be responsible for health, education and the arts.
I, as Chief Minister, will be supported in exercising my responsibilities by Mr Jensen, in the functions of planning, environment, heritage and lease management; and by Ms Maher, in the special interest functions of the status of women, the ageing, the family, and the disabled.
The Deputy Chief Minister will be assisted by Mr Stefaniak in the functions of police and justice; and sport and recreation. Mr Duby will be assisted by Mrs Nolan in the functions of business, tourism, employment, transport, and rural matters. Mr Humphries will be assisted by Dr Kinloch in the functions of education and the arts.
Mr Speaker, this arrangement is a model of a fully cooperative government, with all members of the alliance, except the Speaker, participating actively in the processes of government and management of the business of government. Full details of the responsibilities of the four Executive Ministers will be the subject of a gazetted administrative arrangements order as soon as that can be arranged.
Mr Speaker, I present the following paper:
Alliance Government - Executive responsibility.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
MS FOLLETT (Leader of the Opposition): Mr Speaker, I wish to make a short personal explanation.
MR SPEAKER: Please proceed.
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