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Mr Kaine: You mentioned Victoria, you see. That is what happened.

MR CORNWELL: I also mentioned South Australia and that worried him even more because he comes from there, I understand. I have decided that it will not be the Minister for Housing. We in the Liberal Party have decided that it would be better that the Treasurer should be held ultimately accountable and responsible for this type of borrowing limit. Therefore, I am happy and pleased to move, on behalf of the Liberal Party, to amend this clause of the Housing Assistance (Amendment) Bill (No. 2).

MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General, Minister for Housing and Community Services and Minister for Urban Services) (9.29): Madam Speaker, the Liberal Party says, by Mr Cornwell's closing remarks, that the purpose of this amendment is to make sure that a Minister is politically responsible for the activities of the Home Loan Trust, and they seek to insert in proposed new subsection 18(6) - - -

Mr Cornwell: No, the borrowing.

MR CONNOLLY: Just a minute. Madam Speaker, members who are interested in being informed - - -

Debate interrupted.

ADJOURNMENT

MADAM SPEAKER: Order! It being 9.30 pm, I propose the question:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

Ms Follett: I require the question to be put forthwith without debate.

Question resolved in the negative.

HOUSING ASSISTANCE (AMENDMENT) BILL (NO. 2) 1992
Detail Stage

Clause 7

Debate resumed.

MR CONNOLLY: Madam Speaker, I will seek to explain very clearly and simply, for members who are interested, why Mr Cornwell's amendment is superfluous. Mr Cornwell is proposing that a Minister should be accountable, responsible, or whatever word you want to use, for these loan raising activities.

Mr Cornwell: The borrowing.

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