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CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION WITHOUT NOTICE
25 OCTOBER 1990
MR MOORE: I REFER TO PAGE 1539 TO 1542 OF THE ESTIMATES COMMITTEE, HANSARD, WHERE EVIDENCE WAS PRESENTED AT MR COLLAERYS COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN PROGRAM 15 IT ACTUALLY INCREASED SPENDING ON HIS BUREAUCRACY WHILE DECREASING IN REAL TERMS HIS SPENDING ON NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS FUNDED THROUGH PROGRAM 15. I SAID TO MR COLLAERY, I AM ASKING YOU IS IT AN INTENTIONAL POLICY TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC SERVICE SECTOR ON COMMUNITY SERVICE AND DECREASE THE NON-GOVERNNIENNT ORGANISATION SECTOR AND MR COLLAERYS REPLY WAS, -I HAVE SAID ON MANY OCCASIONS I HAVE SOUGHT TO FIND SAVINGS, FOR EXAMPLE, BY READJUSTMENT AND FINDING BUREAUCRATIC SAVINGS. SO, CLEARLY IT IS NOT MY INTENTION TO DO THAT." SO, IT IS NOT HIS INTENTION TO DO THAT SORT OF THING. IN ATTEMPTING TO ASSESS THE GOVERNMENTS STANCE ON THIS MATTER I LOOKED FOR ALLIANCE GOAT POLICY AND THEN LOOKED FURTHER. I COULD FIND NO ALLIANCE POLICY ON WELFARE, ON YOUTH OR JUSTICE AND ADMINISTRATION, ON MAINTENANCE OF. LAW AND ORDER. SO MY QUESTION TO YOU, CHIEF MINISTER, IS, ARE YOU CONTENT WITH THE MINISTER TO RESPOND IN A KNEE JERK FASHION ON WELFARE AND JUSTICE ISSUES OR IS MR COLLAERY ONE OF YOUR 60 MINUTE MINISTERS THAT YOU WOULD PREFER TO MANAGE WITHOUT.
MR KAINE: MR SPEAKER, I DO NOT THINK THE QUESTION DESERVES AN ANSWER.
SUPPLEMENTARY: ON THE MATTER OF LACK OF POLICIES IN WELFARE, YOUTH, JUSTICE, ADMINISTRATION, MAINTENANCE OF LAW AND ORDER, DOES THE ALLIANCE GOVERNMENT THEN INTEND, AT-SOME STAGE OR ANOTHER, TO PRESENT POLICIES IN THESE AREAS OR ARE WE JUST GOING TO LET MR COLLAERY WORK OFF HIS - HOW HE FEELS AT THE MINUTE.
MY ANSWER IS:
THE GOVERNMENT IS MAKING SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN THE REFORM OF JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES POLICY AS EVIDENCED BY THE BROAD RANGE OF NEW POLICY PROPOSALS ANNOUNCED IN THE 1990-91 BUDGET, AND BY REFORMS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING IMPLEMENTED, SUCH AS THE CALLAGHAN REPORT, THE REVIEW OF ACT ADOPTION LEGISLATION, THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY ADVOCATE, THE OVERHAUL OF GUARDIANSHIP LEGISLATION, THE PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE, ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION, FTC. MEASURES SUCH AS THE COMMUNITY LAW REFORM COMMITTEE, THE REVIEW OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND ADULT CORRECTIONS, THE YOUTH MINISTERS ADVISORY COUNCIL FTC, ARE INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES IN THIS AREA.
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