Page 716 - Week 03 - Thursday, 21 May 1992
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kangaroo bars which must be adhered to before being considered acceptable for registration. That is something that would be picked up as vehicles go over the pits - until such time as Mr De Domenico ever gets there, because he would abolish the pits. But while Labor is in government there will be an annual check to ensure that these things are safe.
The guidelines cover items such as security, the design, sharpness of protruding edges, and so forth. The Federal Office of Road Safety and State and Territory registering authorities on occasion have looked at the question of banning this type of product; but, given their enormous benefits in the rural community, there has been no decision taken to ban them, nor is it likely that they will be banned. Rather, we will continue to monitor designs and check for safety. So, each bull bar or kangaroo bar would be checked as the vehicles go over the pits.
Members' Staff
MR CORNWELL: My question is to the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister yesterday stated that the Legislative Assembly members have been invited to make inputs for a review of staffing entitlements which she claims to be conducting. In her comments in this house yesterday she said:
So far, I must say, from private members, from Ministers, from backbenchers, I have not had a bid.
When were we invited to make inputs? By what means was the invitation extended? By what date were inputs to be made?
MS FOLLETT: I thank Mr Cornwell for the question, Madam Speaker. I think that members ought to understand, first of all, that their staffing allocations are made through the Speaker. That is the normal way of doing things. Members should be aware that I provided advice to the former Speaker on 24 March 1992 concerning interim staff budget allocations. I had to vary that slightly, as Ms Szuty and Mr Moore went their separate ways, and make a further interim allocation on Ms Szuty's behalf.
Madam Speaker, these allocations are calculated on the same formulae as have been used previously, except that there were some salary increases allowed for at the various levels at which I understand members employ their staff. I did indicate in that letter to the previous Speaker that I intended to review the matter. That letter of 24 March was to a Liberal Speaker, I should say. I would have expected that that information would have been conveyed to members. I had every reason to expect that that would be the case. I would have expected also that, if members were experiencing any particular difficulties with their staff, or their budgets or the level of allocation, they would have raised the matter; and they have not. As I said in answer to, I think, the previous question, Madam Speaker, I would expect members to raise any such matters in the first instance through you, through your office, and, as I have said on a number of occasions, I am happy to consider any such proposal.
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