Page 4662 - Week 15 - Thursday, 21 November 1991
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Paterson's Curse
MS MAHER: My question is to the Minister for Urban Services. I have been approached by a constituent regarding Paterson's curse around the Territory. Given that Paterson's curse is a noxious weed, what is the Government doing to eradicate it from the Territory, especially from public land?
Mr Kaine: There is a whole bunch of it just over my back fence. When are you going to get rid of it?
MR CONNOLLY: Being a South Australian, I refer to it as Salvation Jane rather than Paterson's curse. That is the wrong title of the plant. The question also, I am afraid, is addressed to the wrong Minister, because lands is now the responsibility of Mr Wood, with parks and conservation. I will defer to Mr Wood.
MR WOOD: The department monitors Paterson's curse and encourages people like Mr Kaine to cut it wherever it appears. The precise details of the departmental surveillance and notices it puts out will be something I will advise you about in detail.
Territory Plan Variations
MR JENSEN: My question is to Mr Wood in his capacity as Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning. I refer the Minister to annex I of the Planning Report which is part of the draft Territory Plan documentation. Will the Minister use his powers under subsection 30(1) or 30(2) of the Interim Planning Act to direct the Territory Chief Planner to ensure that at least all those residents who are directly affected by the 232 proposals to vary the current Territory Plan will be provided with details of the changes and the rationale for them, in the same way as is provided for in that legislation by the requirement to issue formal draft variation documents? Or is it proposed to seek to have these changes made by default, without a detailed explanation or the reason for the proposed change being given to those residents affected?
MR WOOD: This is a matter that I have given some little consideration to. I am not prepared to say at this stage that we will individually advise each householder who may be affected. The information is publicly available in an understandable form. However, I have not finally ruled that out. I am not yet totally convinced - hence the reason for the delay - that it is a step I need to take.
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