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CONSERVATION, HERITAGE AND ENVIRONMENT - STANDING COMMITTEE

Terms of Reference

MR COLLAERY (Deputy Chief Minister) (11.16), by leave: I move:

That paragraph (2) of the reference of matters, concerning the integrated energy resources and environment policy, to the Standing Committee on Conservation, Heritage and Environment, be amended by omitting "first sitting day of" and substituting "1 April".

Once again, the members of that important committee have requested an extension of time. Members are aware that that committee has terms of reference dealing with a number of matters that impact throughout the Territory and may possibly put the Territory in an exemplary role in a number of areas, particularly in recycling matters, initiatives announced by the former Minister, Mrs Grassby. Just briefly, the Government endorses this request and accepts the request of the committee, and I trust that the members present will also agree to that request.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

MINISTERS AND EXECUTIVE DEPUTIES – GUIDELINES
Ministerial Statement and Paper

MR KAINE (Chief Minister) (11.18): Mr Speaker, I ask leave of the Assembly - with Mrs Grassby's approval - - -

Mrs Grassby: Always, Trevor.

MR SPEAKER: Order!

MR KAINE: I am thinking of last week, Mr Speaker. I ask leave of the Assembly to make a ministerial statement on guidelines for the relationship between Ministers of the executive and their executive deputies.

Leave granted.

MR KAINE: I will present for members' information in a moment a copy of my guidelines for the relationship between Ministers and their executive deputies, and I hope this clarifies some of the concerns that have been expressed outside of this Assembly and already in it this morning. This arrangement involving executive deputies is designed primarily to provide a collegiate and cooperative government involving all members of the alliance who are participating in the majority Government of 10 elected representatives in this Assembly.

The arrangements as set out in the paper are predicated on three basic principles. The first is the overriding

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