Page 3194 - Week 11 - Wednesday, 11 September 1991
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Members' Travel Costs
MS FOLLETT: I took on notice part of Mr Kaine's question to me concerning the costs of travel to Hobart. I have answered that question. It was question No. 550 from Mr Kaine. I will provide him with a further copy.
Government Credit Card
MR CONNOLLY: In question time today I undertook to find out for Mr Moore the credit card limit on the extraordinary card he asked about. I am told that it has a limit of $10,000 per transaction, but potentially that could mean $50,000 per month and $600,000 per year. I have instructed that that card be destroyed this afternoon and I have instructed the secretary of my department to review and report to me on the use of all government credit cards in my portfolio. I wish to emphasise that approval for that card was given by the previous Government. The card is being destroyed as we speak.
Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders
MR WOOD: Yesterday Mr Duby sought an answer to a question about allegedly denying the Aboriginal embassy people access to facilities at the lakeside.
Mr Duby: I asked the Minister for Aboriginal affairs about it. Obviously, she did not know the answer and got you to answer.
MR WOOD: She referred the response to me. I emphasise that there has been no denial of access to what I presume Mr Duby referred to, namely, Grevillea Park. For a month we allowed a group of Aborigines who were here for a particular purpose to occupy that area. Members will realise that it is not a camping site; so we extended the bounds of what we ought to do, and we did it willingly in consideration of the needs of the Aborigines.
We further extended it for another week, and then thought it was time to suggest that they should go. Most of the group decided that that was quite appropriate and thanked us for our very considerable help. A small group - three or four or five - sought to remain. I believe that we have served those people very well and I think they will accept that it is time to move on so that the park, and in particular the pavilion, which I believe has a number of rentals in the near future, can be returned to the use of Canberra citizens as a whole.
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