Page 2043 - Week 08 - Tuesday, 5 June 1990
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Mr Jensen: I still do, Mr Moore.
MR MOORE: Yes, I know you say things. The Rally always says things and never does anything that it says. There is a lot of saying in here and a little bit of doing.
Mr Jensen: There is doing in there, Michael.
MR SPEAKER: Order, Mr Jensen!
Mr Jensen: I am sorry, Mr Speaker.
MR MOORE: I accept your second apology, Mr Jensen. It is time you apologised to the people of Canberra, Mr Jensen, and I want to remind you of something that you once said in the election. It was something along these lines: "When we become as other politicians, let us know and we will resign". I say to you, to Dr Kinloch and to Mr Collaery, "On that premise it is time to resign". It is time for the Residents Rally members to resign from this Assembly.
Let us go back to the Canberra Times site. What we have is a situation where a precedent is set, where men of business and the commercial imperative are going to take precedence, and the same will apply to each further application for development that comes up. There is one at the moment before the Supreme Court which I cannot talk about, I imagine, because of sub judice regulations. I am not familiar with them, so on second thoughts I shall refrain from speaking on that matter. However, let me say that this will be seen by the people of Canberra for what it is. It is a snubbing by this Government of the Supreme Court and its decision. It is overriding a decision that was made on logical and rational grounds, as was perceived on appeal. This is a shameful day for this Government and for the Residents Rally.
Debate (on motion by Mr Jensen) adjourned.
STATUTORY AUTHORITIES (AUDIT ARRANGEMENTS) BILL 1990
MR KAINE (Chief Minister) (5.17): Mr Speaker, I present the Statutory Authorities (Audit Arrangements) Bill 1990. I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
The Bill has three purposes. They are, firstly, to effectively reinstate the financial arrangements for public authorities under the ACT Audit Act - arrangements that were in force under the previous Commonwealth Audit Act; secondly, to enable public authorities to prepare financial statements for the pre-self-government period in 1988-89 and preserve the power of the Commonwealth Auditor-General to audit those statements; and, finally, to require heads of administrative units to prepare unitary financial statements for the period from 11 May 1989 to 30 June 1990.
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