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developed in this town by many planners we know that has been expressed in the 1984 Metropolitan Policy Plan and the Civic Centre Policy Plan of 1989. Those documents have been examined by the court; they set up clear structures. The 1989 Civic Centre Policy Plan talks about the environmental studies and impact issues that this Government is now currently addressing.
Far from the committee giving the green light to develop Civic as was alleged by Mr Moore at the time, the fact is that from the time the Alliance Government was formed we have adopted a proper approach to the issue; firstly, to avoid impinging on the court's prerogatives - a matter we are going to look at and continue to be aware of; secondly, this Government has quietly pursued initiatives commenced by the administration to satisfy the recommendations of the select committee. What is more democratic than a select committee, an all-party committee, making recommendations to look at environmental issues, inter alia. They include such questions as the fact that this inquiry produced the surprising discovery - for some of us - that country grade petrol is being sold here with more lead content. There is a whole range of issues currently being addressed by the administration and this grandstanding stuntman puts on a discussion of a matter of public importance the need for a moratorium.
The paucity of detail that this member has presented today to justify why current environmental impact assessments and legislation cannot be used is astounding. Today, my colleague the Chief Minister tabled the new environment impact legislation. I draw Mr Moore's attention to clauses 7 and 25 of that Bill where there is a set procedure where Canberra comes of age in terms of environmental impact assessments.
Mr Moore: How long before that is due? We are still waiting for the rest of them. We are still waiting for the rest of the - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Moore, I warn you.
MR COLLAERY: Mr Speaker, Mr Moore is just referring to parking. It was not Mr Moore who delivered that. It was this Government and I think the residents of Reid know that.
Mr Kaine: It was not his mates on the other side of the house either.
MR COLLAERY: Yes. The fact that this man hitched himself to the Rally without telling us about his real solidarities - which have been revealed again today - is another issue but certainly there is a body of planning, engineering and assessment skills in this town that do not need a referral to a Supreme Court judge again under the 1938 Enquiry Act. The town is proceeding, and I suggest that this matter of public importance should have been
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