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decentralised one. It retains all the elements of decentralised decision making - of community-based decision making - which make it such a valuable system. Obviously, on this issue, as I have indicated many times before, it is not possible to expect communities to accept the closure of their particular schools. No community anywhere has ever accepted the closure of its own school.
The question is whether the system, as a whole, remains decentralised and non-bureaucratic. If any system in this country could be described as decentralised and non-bureaucratic, it is the ACT system. We retain a high level of autonomy at school level. We are very proud of that. In fact, this Government intends to enhance that through the process of pursuing the school-based management model to allow schools to make decision making on financial matters at school level. So the system is becoming less bureaucratic, not more so.
Debate interrupted.
ADJOURNMENT
MR SPEAKER: Order! It being 4.30 pm, I propose the question:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Mr Humphries: Mr Speaker, I require the question to be put forthwith without debate.
Question resolved in the negative.
APPROPRIATION BILL 1990-91
[COGNATE PAPER
PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE - STANDING COMMITTEE - REPORT ON NEW CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAM 1990-91]
Detail Stage
Debate resumed.
Schedule - Part II
Ministry for Health, Education and the Arts
Proposed expenditure - Division 260 - Government schooling, $180,040,500
MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Moore and, I think, Mr Wood and Mr Connolly have now all made reference to the fact that the figure that comes forward in this Appropriation Bill is not an accurate representation of what the Government expects to actually spend on education in this financial year. As I have indicated, and those people have said, I certainly concede that point.
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