Page 2313 - Week 08 - Friday, 21 June 1991
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Let me come quickly to the chiefs, as well as to the indians. I congratulate the Chief Minister on some of her suggested rearrangements. I think that health and education as one department was a huge dilemma. I am not blaming anyone or being critical of anyone; I am just saying that I wonder whether it would not now be possible to look to the future for a minimum of five or six Ministers, or senior alderpersons, or whatever they might be called, so that no-one would be overwhelmed by the range of work to be done. Even better in that connection, I commend the committee system of government as put forward here in the Self-Government Reform Group charter, with five or six major committees chaired by the five or six Ministers. I commend our little charter on that matter.
I will leave it at that, Mr Deputy Speaker. I would just like to note that a sheet of paper has been referred to. That sheet of paper with names on it has no status and I - - -
Mr Collaery: Knew nothing about it.
DR KINLOCH: I knew nothing about it until I saw it this afternoon.
MR MOORE (5.27): I will say just a couple of words, Mr Deputy Speaker, having heard this new enthusiasm for consultative government from these members of the cross benches who for the last 18 months have been so enthusiastic about a strong government that can make hard decisions. Suddenly, when they are booted out of that, they get a new enthusiasm for a consultative government where they get a bit more power. What happened in these last 18 months to these ideas that we suddenly hear coming forth now? They are ideas for which we can now refer back to 1989. Yes, we had all these ideas in 1989 and on 21 March Mr Jensen published all these things; but they sold them out. What we hear now is the speaking of a group of chameleons.
MR SPEAKER: The discussion appears to have concluded.
LEGAL AFFAIRS - STANDING COMMITTEE
Report on Inquiry into Defamation Law
MR STEFANIAK: Mr Speaker, I present the report of the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs inquiry into defamation law in the Australian Capital Territory, together with copies of the relevant minutes of the proceedings. I move:
That the report be noted.
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