Page 2178 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 6 June 1990
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I can indicate a progress report on that. The figures that the Education Department has proceeded on to date to establish the savings it made at the end of 1988 and the sorts of savings it can expect to make again as a result of these consolidations are figures that have been laid before the ACT Treasury at the request of the parties involved in that process to establish some common ground. The ACT Treasury has substantially - in fact, in all material respects - endorsed the approach taken by the Education Department to date. In other words, the Treasury has substantiated the basis on which the Treasury figures were established and to that extent repudiated those on which Dr Perkins' figures were predicated.
That is not to say that there is not still some work to be done in respect of Dr Perkins' figures, and I intend to ensure, notwithstanding whatever might be said in the media, that we continue to work with Dr Perkins to establish common ground, common assumptions and common methodology to work out the extent of savings. That must be done and it will be done in this context particularly. I can assure members that we will not proceed on the basis of saying to the community that these figures are half-baked or inaccurate or not properly thought through.
Planning and Land Use Legislation
MRS NOLAN: My question, which is addressed to Mr Collaery as Acting Chief Minister, relates to the planning and land use legislation. When will the Government table the remainder of the planning and land use legislation, and when will that legislation be formally introduced?
MR COLLAERY: I thank Mrs Nolan for the question. The Government has already tabled three major Bills in its package of comprehensive planning and land use legislation. The Planning and Heritage Bills were tabled in February and the Environmental Assessments and Inquiries Bill was tabled in March.
The draft regulations, which provide for the conduct of environmental impact statements and other forms of environmental assessments, were tabled on Wednesday, 30 May. By leave, the Government will table the next element of this comprehensive legislative package, a draft approvals and orders Bill, in the Assembly today.
As well, Mr Speaker, I am pleased to inform the house that the final part of the legislation, which is a draft Land (Leases and Management) Bill 1990, will be available for tabling tomorrow. That will complete our commitment. I remind members of the house that Ms Follett said, I believe, yesterday that these Bills had been essentially prepared while the Labor Government was in office. Nothing could be further from the truth. There were some discussion papers or white papers, but, if Ms Follett could
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