Page 1961 - Week 06 - Thursday, 2 May 1991
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MR HUMPHRIES: Well, up to $100,000 is an unconservative estimate - between $72,000 and $100,000 if there had been some abandonment of that restriction on domiciliary oxygen. I cannot find an extra $100,000 to give money to people who are out in the work force to pay for domiciliary oxygen. That is the fact of the matter.
Another point I would make is: What concessions did Mr Berry make, as Minister for Health, to people who were in the work force and who required domiciliary oxygen? None at all. The position of this Government is no different from the position of Mr Berry when he was in government. That shows what a hypocrite Mr Berry is - the hypocrite who has come into this place several times today already and flaunted his ignorance of what goes on in the area of health in particular.
I have searched, in those 2 months, for some basis to distinguish Mr Sieler's case from those of others. I could not find such a distinction, and I therefore had to reluctantly agree that he should not have any change in his circumstances.
White Collar Crime
MR STEVENSON (4.43): I also take the opportunity to make this an extended question time. I would have liked to ask Mr Duby a question relating to a matter similar to one I asked the Attorney-General about on Tuesday last concerning the liquidation of companies involved in the pornography industry in Canberra. The question is: Will he investigate who owned or had financial interests in the businesses that were liquidated with a view to determining whether there is any evidence of syndicated evasion of liabilities taking place? Also, will he tell the house what specific taxes and charges were received from each of these businesses prior to their liquidations; what levies were outstanding, and what steps were taken to recover any taxes or charges that were outstanding; and what specific audit methods were put in place to ensure that their revenue was in accordance with the volume of cassette sales?
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Assembly adjourned at 4.45 pm until Tuesday, 28 May 1991, at 2.30 pm
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