Page 361 - Week 02 - Tuesday, 19 February 1991
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MR CONNOLLY: By way of a supplementary question: Given that the Chief Minister said that he would expect that there would be consultation with the neighbours immediately affected, is he surprised to learn that, in the case of the Calwell development, the neighbour closest to the back boundary, where there was a discretion exercised to allow the building closer to the boundary line than normal, was not contacted before approval was given?
MR KAINE: That may or may not be the case. I had understood that the approval down there was given on the basis that all of the standards had been complied with; that there was no deviation from the standards. I would have to take that on notice, too, to see whether what you assert is, in fact, correct.
Fluoridation Inquiry
MR STEVENSON: My question is to Mr Wood. It concerns the comments made a few moments ago about the reason for the reduction recommended by the Social Policy Committee, of halving the fluoride level. Would Mr Wood be prepared to concede that, because of the build-up of total fluoride content, a majority of members of the committee also had concerns about the possible deleterious health effects on Canberrans?
MR WOOD: No, I would not be prepared to concede that. It was a matter for some discussion. I think we were well aware of what the NHMRC was saying. It claimed that there was strong support, but there was no substantive evidence to that effect. I think you would have to check with each member of the committee to get a view on that.
Acton Peninsula
MS FOLLETT: My question is to Mr Kaine, again in his role as Minister for planning. Mr Kaine, can you advise us whether the Government has proposed a replacement for the Jindalee Nursing Home on the Royal Canberra Hospital site - the Acton site - in the submission to the National Capital Planning Authority's inquiry into the future of Acton Peninsula? When will that report be made available?
MR KAINE: As to the replacement or alternative premises for Jindalee, I think the question should be addressed to the responsible Minister, the Minister for Health. Insofar as the latter part of the question is concerned, in terms of the joint study being performed into the Acton Peninsula, I do not know that I have an exact date for when a report was expected, but it was originally initiated back in October-November. It was delayed for a short time while we clarified the matter, to make sure that the two planning
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