Page 5123 - Week 17 - Wednesday, 12 December 1990
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MR BERRY: My apologies, Mr Speaker; I was traumatised by the way the last person who was in the chair dealt with me. You see, I just cannot forget that. I will speak more about this in the detail stage of the debate, Mr Deputy Speaker.
MR SPEAKER: Mr Speaker.
MR BERRY: Mr Speaker. There you go; I told you that I was traumatised.
MRS NOLAN (4.50): Mr Speaker, as members will be aware, on 4 July this year, the Alliance Government announced changes in the administrative arrangements consistent with its agenda for public sector reform. These changes were intended to streamline administrative structures by effectively abolishing the departments of health and education and bringing together the high level policy functions of these agencies into a small and efficient ministry. At the same time, the services, planning and operational areas were to be brought together under a separate statutory board to be managed at arm's length from the day-to-day business of government.
Mr Speaker, to ensure a high level of accountability in the ACT community a strong board has been appointed. Members of the Canberra community, respected for their experience across the business management and health sectors, have been appointed to that board, and I would just like to run through them. There is Mr Jim Service, who is the chairman of the board. He is a property manager and consultant. He is the chairman of the Canberra Advance Bank, the chairman of the Mitchell Board of Management, and was previously the chair of the Calvary Hospital Board and a member of the Interim Hospitals Board. John Bissett is the Chief Executive of the ACT Board of Health. Kate Carnell, who is a private pharmacist, is president of the ACT Pharmacy Guild, a member of the ACT Pharmacy Board and a member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. Tony Clarke is a private medical specialist. He was previously a member of the Interim Hospitals Board and he is the deputy chair of the Medical Staffing Committee and a councillor of the AMA.
There is also Bob Douglas, the university professor, who is the director of the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the ANU. He was previously a member of the Interim Hospitals Board, and previously dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Adelaide. There is also Gail Freeman, who is a public accountant and who was previously a member of the Interim Hospitals Board. Peter Hohnen, barrister and solicitor, was previously a member of the Interim Hospitals Board. Jennifer McNicol, registered nurse and businesswoman, has had previous nursing experience in Australia and overseas in both public and private hospitals and is the manager of a medical practice and a director and manager of small business.
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