Page 894 - Week 04 - Tuesday, 27 March 1990
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fences and planning legislation; before the Conservation, Heritage and Environment Committee we have integrated energy resources, environment policy for the ACT and a tracking station - Namadgi National Park. By putting all those into one committee it would have taken the committee some considerable time before it could make recommendations on those references. I believe that this is one of the factors that was not taken into consideration by people putting forward submissions. They did not realise just what was already on the books.
I would like to refer to another point raised earlier by Mr Moore. I notice he is not here in the chamber, and for that matter, nor are most members of the opposition. We do have two.
Mr Duby: Name them.
MRS NOLAN: Yes, I will name them - Mr Moore and Mrs Grassby.
A member: Who?
Mr Wood: Mr Moore is not here.
MRS NOLAN: Mr Wood, sorry, did I say Mr Moore? My apologies - Mr Wood and Mrs Grassby. Considering that the Leader of the Opposition was the only one to speak on this particularly important subject today, I am surprised that she is not here to hear what we as members of the committee and other members have to say.
I would like to ask Mr Moore, or for that matter any other member, have they ever thought to attend a meeting of the Administration and Procedures Committee, or any other committee? I know that some members have actually come in and sat in on public hearings, but I personally was not aware of a request from any other member of the Assembly to attend a committee that they were not already a member of. I stand corrected, but that was certainly my understanding. I was not aware that Mr Moore had requested that he wanted to sit in on the Administration and Procedures Committee.
I would also like to make reference today to the fact that the Administration and Procedures Committee is reviewing the standing orders and I hope that all members will put a submission forward. Currently, we have not met with very much response on this particular subject. If, as Mr Moore made reference to earlier, he has a problem with one of the standing orders, perhaps he should put forward that submission so that we can look at it when we are actually reviewing the standing orders. That is to take place, I believe, in the next week or so.
Finally, Mr Speaker, I would like to look at the recommendations that have been put before us with this committee report. Those recommendations are that:
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