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The Chief Minister has referred the EPACT report on the ACT youth labour market to, among others, the Social Policy Committee, given the Assembly's referral to that committee of the question of the proposed select committee on youth unemployment. I want to make that very clear. By referring that report it is not, as Ms Szuty may believe, suggesting that the committee take on the issue; it is in answer to the Assembly referring the question of a select committee to the Social Policy Committee. It would have been rather inept not to have sent the EPACT report across. The Social Policy Committee has not met, I might add, since receiving that report, but will obviously carefully examine the report and the recommendations therein. Whilst the Social Policy Committee recognises the impact of unemployment on our community through all areas of society, the view is held by the majority of the committee that the matter is more appropriately addressed within economic policy areas.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE -
STANDING COMMITTEE
Proposed Inquiry into Canberra in the Year 2020
MS SZUTY (11.21): I move:
That the Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Infrastructure inquire and report on strategic planning in the ACT addressing the key question - "What should Canberra be like in the year 2020?" and with particular reference to the following:
(1) past strategic plans for the ACT;
(2) consideration of projected demographic, economic, environmental and social changes;
(3) consideration of the ACT as part of Australia's economy;
(4) consideration of the ACT as a regional centre;
(5) having regard to quality of life, economic development, employment location, environmental and energy management, finance, education, health, community services, transport, housing and social justice issues in this context;
(6) the development of metropolitan goals, implementation strategies and an evaluation and review process; and
(7) to report to the ACT Legislative Assembly by 10 September 1992.
Madam Speaker, there are few issues which concern Canberra's residents more than planning. We see it when schools are threatened, when green spaces face development, and when major facilities such as Royal Canberra Hospital close, foreshadowing redevelopment. The recent example of the draft Territory Plan is
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