Page 1548 - Week 05 - Thursday, 18 April 1991
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I have to inform Mr Stevenson that it was important that all custodial staff complete the training with the minimum disruption to the centre's operations. It was considered that the best way to do this was to hold the course away from the centre and to further foster teamwork on a residential basis. The training room opened at the centre last year was but a small part of improved facilities for staff and new office space. It does not have the capacity for groups of the size involved in this activity. It will, however, continue to be used for smaller intakes of new recruits and the material from these courses will form part of that initial training.
The overtime costs, and some of the costs associated with the training, would have been unavoidable wherever the course was held. By holding the courses at Warrambui, it was also possible for other correction staff to participate. The total cost of the Warrambui courses was $14,675 and this worked out at $60 per day for each participant. I consider this a sound investment towards improving service delivery in this important area.
HEALTH SERVICES DETERMINATION
Mr Berry: On a point of order: Mr Speaker, yesterday in the debate over the financial delegations to senior officers of the health department, Mr Humphries, at about 10.46 am moved that the debate be adjourned. At that point the question was put that the debate be adjourned. That was put by the Speaker. You said, Mr Speaker, that the Ayes had it, and I called for a vote. "The Noes have it, I think" were my words. You then went on to say, "The question is: That the resumption of the debate be made an order of the day for the next day of sitting", ignoring my call for a vote. Mr Speaker, I call on you to put again the question that the debate be adjourned.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you for that point of order, Mr Berry.
Mr Berry: It is in the Hansard, sir.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Berry. I will answer you; but I believe that Mr Collaery wants to speak to that point of order.
Mr Collaery: I think you know what action is required, Mr Speaker.
MR SPEAKER: The situation is, Mr Berry, that - as has happened in the past - you were too slow with voicing your opposition.
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