Page 6204 - Week 19 - Tuesday, 17 December 1991
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MR HUMPHRIES (3.45): Mr Deputy Speaker, in light of the time I also want to be very brief. There are, of course, a whole number of challenges which will face the Second Assembly, and none of those challenges will be more important than the same challenge as has faced the First Assembly, and that is making the ACT able to pay its way; making the ACT financially resilient, financially able to meet the needs and expectations of its citizens; managing the Territory's finances in a sensible and forward-thinking way. That has absorbed much time in this First Assembly. It has generated much of the anxiety and, indeed, hostility of many members of this community towards the Assembly and the successive governments that have served in this place.
But that may be an inevitable part of trying to manage the process of change - a part which we cannot avoid, which we cannot defer or put off to somebody else, least of all the Commonwealth, to do. It is our responsibility to provide responsible leadership and, in particular, to generate an environment in which the future citizens of the ACT will have the same sorts of services and standard of living as we have enjoyed in the last few years. That will be by far the most important challenge facing us, and I believe that if we can deal with that as a matter of priority in the next Assembly we will have served the citizens of the ACT very well indeed.
MR MOORE (3.46): Mr Deputy Speaker, there has been more than enough hot air spouted in this Assembly over the past 2 years. However, since this is clearly the only chance for the majority of members to talk about what will happen in 1992, I do not begrudge them their few minutes each on what, for them, is their last momentous day. It is unnecessary to waste more of your precious time speculating on the challenges that will face just a few of us next year.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: The discussion is concluded.
SCRUTINY OF BILLS AND SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION -
STANDING COMMITTEE
Report and Statement
MRS GRASSBY: I present report No. 23 of 1991 of the Standing Committee on the Scrutiny of Bills and Subordinate Legislation. I seek leave to make a brief statement on the report.
Leave granted.
MRS GRASSBY: Report No. 23, which I table, details the committee's report on two pieces of subordinate legislation and 14 Bills that have been presented to the Assembly. Before I commend this report to the Assembly, may I thank Professor Douglas Whalan, who I think has done a wonderful job. It has been a pleasure working with him and the
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