Page 2136 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 6 June 1990
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I know a number of people in the north Canberra area who did not use the garbage service at all, who managed to recycle or compost all of their domestic waste. Of course, they are now no longer in a position to do that. What we have here is a growing disaster. Mr Duby, of course, has attempted to justify his hasty decision by claiming that there is a net budgetary saving. No evidence whatsoever of the savings has been provided.
Mr Speaker, I would like to refer to Mr Collaery's remarks which were made before I introduced this Bill about this being a money Bill. It is not. It is about the Government continuing to provide a service to the community. I say again, Mr Speaker: this is not a money Bill. The effect of it is not a money matter. It is about the Government providing a service to the community which was provided, which has been provided, and about which they have made no material whatsoever available to indicate why they are not doing it any longer.
In conclusion, I would remind the Residents Rally members in particular that this is a chance for them to regain some of the ground that they have lost. They have lost it because they have ignored the wishes of the community that they have been elected to represent. Many of these people, of course, are in the north Canberra area, and I call upon the Residents Rally members not to desert them. Mr Speaker, I commend the Bill to the Assembly.
MR DUBY: Mr Speaker, notwithstanding the objections raised by Mr Collaery to the carrying on of this debate under standing order 200, and subject to your ruling, I move that this matter be adjourned.
Debate adjourned.
ROYAL CANBERRA HOSPITAL BILL 1990
MS FOLLETT (Leader of the Opposition) (10.46): Mr Speaker, I present the Royal Canberra Hospital Bill 1990. I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
The Bill is designed to ensure that the present Royal Canberra Hospital continues in operation on its current site.
Mr Collaery: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; I make the same point that I made with the previous Bill that the Leader of the Opposition introduced. In our view, this Bill clearly places a charge on public moneys. Mr Speaker, it is standing order 200, and I draw your further attention to section 65 of the ACT (Self-government) Act.
MR SPEAKER: I will analyse the Bill with legal opinion and report back to the Assembly on the validity of this Bill under the standing orders proposed.
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