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PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE - STANDING COMMITTEE
Alteration of Reporting Date
MR KAINE (Leader of the Opposition) (3.59): Mr Speaker, I seek leave to move a motion to alter the reporting date of the Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Infrastructure's inquiry into the proposed 1991-92 new capital works program.
Leave granted.
MR KAINE: I move:
That the resolution of the Assembly of 2 May 1991, concerning the reference of the 1991-92 New Capital Works Program to the Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Infrastructure, as amended on 21 June 1991, be amended by omitting "by 15 August 1991" and substituting "by 23 August 1991".
Question resolved in the affirmative.
CONSERVATION, HERITAGE AND ENVIRONMENT - STANDING COMMITTEE
Report on Space Tracking Stations in Namadgi National Park
Debate resumed from 23 October 1990, on motion by Dr Kinloch:
That the recommendations be agreed to.
Mr Duby: Mr Speaker, I defer to the current Minister, Mr Wood.
MR WOOD (Minister for Education and the Arts and Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning) (4.01): Thank you, Mr Duby. I appreciate your generous gesture. I table the Government's response to the report of the Standing Committee on Conservation, Heritage and Environment on the space tracking stations in Namadgi National Park.
The tracking stations at Orroral Valley and Honeysuckle Creek are purpose built structures, or perhaps were purpose built structures, located within the park. They were part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration space exploration program. NASA no longer require the facilities and the sites have been incorporated into the national park. The buildings are in a state of advanced decline and are substantially gutted and vandalised. We all regret the condition that they are now in. It was beyond the scope of this Government, since that occurred before this parliament was elected.
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