Page 5173 - Week 17 - Thursday, 13 December 1990
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MR MOORE (11.49): Mr Speaker, with reference to the make-up of the board, whilst I do not support Mr Berry's amendment, I will take the opportunity to make a couple of comments about the board. I go back to the Residents Rally policy, which says:
The most important aim of a Residents Rally Government will be to expand the community care program.
It seems to me that in the make-up of the board that has not been taken into account. Mr Humphries commented on consultation on the board. It is, of course, more widespread than Mr Berry's consultation - I accept that - but at the same time I think it is reasonable to say that, if consultation is to be effective, then at some stage or other people who are consulted would like to see some result of that consultation. In fact I approached Mr Humphries on the make-up of the school board and he very rapidly made time to talk to me, which I appreciate, and I must say that I was particularly disappointed that none of the three suggestions I made was actually implemented. I am sure he did take account of them, but they were not implemented by him.
Mr Humphries: They will be in future.
MR MOORE: But I notice that there is room for some expansion - I think that is correct, as my memory serves me - with the people and the numbers, and I would appreciate that. I certainly appreciate Mr Humphries' interjection that they will be in the future. But, as I say, I do not support the amendment by Mr Berry.
MR BERRY (11.51): It is a matter of some disappointment that Mr Moore does not support the amendment that has been put up by the Australian Labor Party. He did not explain the reasons for that. I suspect that it would not be because he was opposed to peak community agencies, trade unions, non-government service providers and consumer organisations being involved in the board. I would hope that his opposition does not arise because of the board membership proposal of the Australian Labor Party.
But it is a matter of some concern to me that the Government is so strongly opposed to what we have set out to do. Mr Humphries complained that the Australian Labor Party had not done anything in relation to this matter in legislation that it proposed. Of course, the Australian Labor Party did not propose any legislation for a health board. It had another course which it sought to follow in relation to public hospitals in the ACT.
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