Page 5017 - Week 17 - Tuesday, 11 December 1990
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but, for interim planning legislation, it is entirely possible. Once again, I would like to appeal to those of you who think that appeals on planning decisions ought to be available to adjourn this debate now and to come back to this on Thursday with a reasonable approach in which we can deal with this very quickly rather than dealing with these issues on the floor. We can deal with them in a reasonable way by discussion and not have the sort of difficulty we have now.
We have seen the situation, already, where somebody has, in fact, published a notice in a newspaper that a limited number of people read. I am not sure what the circulation of the Australian is. I particularly think that it is not so much who reads it but who is actually going to read the public notices, whereas I think that when the Canberra Times is circulated the public notices are, indeed, read. There is certainly a group of almost professional public notice readers who draw a series of issues to my attention. They seem to be able to go through the publishing of those things. There are also people who are aware when they are published in an advertising form in a different part of the paper, which is sometimes the case, I believe, is it not, Mr Jensen?
Mr Jensen: It certainly is.
MR MOORE: It seems to me that, whilst no appeals mechanism is in place, we have to be very, very careful to ensure that each and every person in Canberra who is vitally interested in either a broad planning issue or a specific planning issue, like the schools situation that I drew attention to before, ought to be able to have access to that information as quickly as possible. I would urge the members of the Government to consider that and be prepared to agree to an adjournment of this debate. Failing that, I shall be moving an amendment to remove "a daily newspaper" and put in the words "the Canberra Times".
Clause agreed to.
Mr Moore: On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker: did you actually put clause 15 at that stage? If so, I will come back to it later.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Yes, there being no further speakers.
Mr Moore: I did indicate to you that I wished to move an amendment to insert the words "the Canberra Times" instead of "a daily newspaper", which I think would explain the confusion in the house. While I was being distracted by the Clerk, I presumed in fact that you actually - - -
Mr Kaine: We have already voted, Mr Moore.
Mr Moore: While I was being distracted I was not concentrating on that. I do not blame the Clerk in any way.
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