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taken to ensure that those outcomes desired obviously by most parties in the field are seen to be, and are, brought to fruition.
The Chief Minister has kindly passed on to me a letter which he addressed to Mr John Clarke, the Executive Officer of CARTA, only a few days ago - it is dated 30 July. I will table this letter shortly, but I want to read part of that letter, to make this perfectly clear, particularly for Mr Stevenson's benefit. The Chief Minister stated:
In evaluating the Select Committee recommendations the Government considered two options which were available to address the problem - enactment of specific legislation, or the introduction of a Code of Practice backed by Fair Trading Legislation. The Government decided that a Code of Practice agreed by the industry and backed by Fair Trading legislation will achieve the same objectives as specific legislation but with the advantages that it provides a practical framework for operation by setting out standards of behaviour for the industry which is accepted and agreed by the industry and an effective, efficient and low cost dispute resolution mechanism.
There it is in black and white, sent to the Commercial and Retail Tenants Association only a few days ago. The letter also invites that organisation to be, with other organisations, a participant in the process of working out details of that code.
Mr Duby: Table that, and put it in the record.
MR HUMPHRIES: I think I will take Mr Duby's advice and table the following paper:
Commercial and retail tenancy - Copy of letter from Mr T. Kaine, MLA, Chief Minister to Executive Officer, Commercial and Retail Tenants Association, dated 30 July 1990.
It is obvious that considerable work has been done in this area. The Government has not been resting on its laurels, and it is progressing this matter responsibly. I am advised that, notwithstanding what Mr Stevenson and others have said, members of CARTA and the Buildings Owners and Managers Association Ltd have, only in the last few days, got together in the office of the Deputy Chief Minister to discuss, and agree substantially on, the process by which these issues will be resolved. I think that is a pretty clear indication of government action in this area.
However, in contrast to that, we have the so-called action of the ALP. In particular, we have the claim by the ALP members that they have policy in this area. The policy is in the form of a letter addressed affectionately to "Commercial Tenants", which was obviously a last-minute
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