Page 2279 - Week 08 - Friday, 21 June 1991
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and that they want to do it. I think that, if the Residents Rally or the "No Self Government, Independent, ex-Liberal, and now Leader of the Opposition" party were to have some members of that calibre, then they might be a lot better off.
Mr Speaker, I have stated publicly in regard to the corporatisation question that the former Government never made clear to me or to the community just what were the benefits to the community of their corporatisation proposal. I realise that they were overtaken by events in some ways, because they were due to table the ACTEW legislation and, as history unfolded, they were not able to do so. Nevertheless, I think it is quite appropriate in those circumstances that on a change of government we review what is being done with ACTEW and form our own opinion on what is in the best interests of the ACT.
I am advised that the 1 July deadline that the former Government was working on is not critical; nevertheless, as the Government, we will be looking at that issue as quickly as possible, and we will be forming our views from all sorts of sources. Obviously, those sources will be from ACTEW, from the ACT Government Service, and, of course, we will take into account any views that may be put to us from within our own party policy committee. But, I repeat, the Government will be making the decisions.
MR STEFANIAK: I have a supplementary question. Chief Minister, does this represent a precedent for your Government? Are we to see the ACT branch of your party reviewing other areas of government activity as well?
MS FOLLETT: Mr Speaker, I think I have made the relationship between our party and our Government quite clear; that is, the party is quite free, through any of its organs or through any of its individuals, through any of its branches or any of its policy committees, to review any matter which it wishes to review. And it will do precisely that. We have had a previous question concerning our new policy on euthanasia. Clearly, it is up to the party to establish those kinds of policy issues. Unlike some other parties, we are not governed by a faceless executive, and I do not think we have to look very far to see which parties I refer to.
Mr Speaker, all I can say in answer to Mr Stefaniak is that the Government will be making the decisions. The party will continue with its excellent work in formulating policy and reviewing all of the issues in which it takes an interest.
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