Page 159 - Week 01 - Thursday, 9 April 1992
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
Cook Primary School
MR KAINE: I address a question to the Minister for Education, Mr Wood. The Government has sent out a number of letters to tenants in major shopping centres offering commercial space at Cook Primary School. Is it government policy to act as an agent to find commercial tenants for vacant school space? Who is performing this function? Is the Government making this space available at less than market rent in order to solicit tenants? Is this yet another manifestation of Labor's commitment to supporting and encouraging the private sector?
MR WOOD: I am sure that we want to provide an answer to the Leader of the Opposition. I suggest that I pass the question over to Mr Connolly.
Mr Kaine: It is your school. That is why I am asking you.
MR WOOD: It is certainly my school; but management of the vacant space in schools now, as I think it was in your administration, is in the hands of the Minister for Urban Services.
MR CONNOLLY: In order to facilitate question time, people who read and studied the administrative arrangements that were published the other day should understand that the administration of vacant property falls within my department, and of course asset management - - -
Mr Kaine: On a point of order, Madam Speaker, I would like to point out that my question relates to the Cook Primary School. It is not vacant property; it is a school.
MR CONNOLLY: If the Leader of the Opposition does not wish to have an answer, I am happy not to give him one; but I would prefer to continue to give the answer - - -
Mr Kaine: I would like an answer, but let us not have false pretences about your answer.
Ms Follett: Madam Speaker, on a point of order: Mr Kaine interjected that Mr Connolly was making false pretences. I ask that that be withdrawn.
Mr Kaine: I would like to speak to that point of order, Madam Speaker. Mr Connolly said that they are vacant premises. It is a school. Let us be clear. Let us have no misconception about what the property is that we are talking about. It is a primary school. That is why I asked the question.
MADAM SPEAKER: I call Mr Connolly.
MR CONNOLLY: Again, I try to inform members of the Assembly that the management of vacant property, vacant space - - -
Ms Follett: On a point of order, Madam Speaker, I do ask that Mr Kaine withdraw the term "false pretences".
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Kaine, the point of order was that you accused Mr Connolly of false pretences.
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