Page 3549 - Week 12 - Thursday, 20 September 1990
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Mr Berry: I raise a point of order. Mr Humphries does not seem to have heard my question. I asked him whether he was aware of those two locations.
MR HUMPHRIES: I am only half way through answering it, Mr Speaker.
MR SPEAKER: Yes. I do not believe that is a valid point of order, Mr Berry. Please proceed, Mr Humphries.
Mr Berry: Well, just by way of assisting him with responding to the question - - -
MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Berry. Please proceed, Mr Humphries.
MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, it is impossible for a Minister to know every single detail of every decision that might be made. I am certainly hopeful, however, that the parties that we consult will be able to advise us of potential problems that could arise with respect to particular proposals, and that that process will throw up the appropriate responses or solutions to problems that have been posed. I certainly hope that it is possible to sort out these difficult problems by discussions with those parties and to find a solution which is suitable for all concerned.
MR BERRY: I have a supplementary question. Is the Minister prepared to meet with representatives of the Weston Creek Community Service and review his decision? Does the Minister acknowledge that he misled this Assembly when he last addressed this issue and said that he had consulted with the service?
MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I have in front of me the Hansard from Tuesday and, if Mr Berry would be kind enough to direct me to where it says that I have consulted with the service - - -
Mr Berry: I do not have it in front of me.
MR HUMPHRIES: I have certainly made reference to consulting with the Weston Creek Community Association on several points.
Mr Berry: That is the service.
MR HUMPHRIES: If that is what you are referring to - you corrected me before when I confused the two, Mr Berry. You wished to draw the distinction between the two of them. If you want to say there are two of them, in fact there has been consultation in that sense. I did not mislead the Assembly. I am advised - if Mr Berry is listening I will proceed with the answer - that Ms Sue Kirby of the ministry went out to speak to people from the service last Friday. Unfortunately, she had not arranged an appointment before she arrived, and as a result was not able to speak to Helen Szuty from the service.
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