Page 3987 - Week 15 - Wednesday, 16 December 1992
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MR BERRY: It cannot be rationalised against the facts. The fact is that I told both Mrs Carnell and Mr Moore that on the face of it I could see nothing wrong with their claim, and that I would take further advice on the matter. Mrs Carnell might recall that. Immediately after - I think it was in the question time that followed shortly thereafter - I made a statement along those lines in the Assembly, so my position is on the public record. I have since discussed the matter with Mr Moore and I have told him that I have taken advice, as I said I would, and that I will ask the board to provide the additional information that was requested in the next quarterly report which is due, for the quarter ended December. That is the position as it stands at the moment and a letter is on my desk ready for my signature now.
MR MOORE: I ask a supplementary question, Madam Speaker. Will the Minister provide the information for the September quarter? You are now being asked to provide the information for the September quarter.
MR BERRY: No; I have told you that I am prepared to ask the board to do it for the December quarter.
High Schools Development
MR CORNWELL: Madam Speaker, my question is to Mr Wood, the Minister for Education. Minister, you will recall that there was a discussion paper on high schools development put out earlier this year with a response date of no later than 20 September. I am wondering what has happened to the results of that. Will it be possible to obtain copies of those results when they are out, please?
MR WOOD: Madam Speaker, the answer is that a lot has happened to it. This is in an area of rapidly changing pressures and ideas. The paper was put out quite some time ago, with what seemed to be an ample timeframe; but, at the same time as the development of this high schools paper has been occurring, we have had the whole of the Carmichael agenda, and that has the potential to make very considerable changes. While there has been a lot of preparation of that paper, a lot of reference to schools - the paper at one stage was in a fairly advanced form of preparation - it has taken a little longer in order to accommodate all the pressures that are coming from these other very important issues that the Federal Government, in cooperation with the States, is running.
The agendas coming from Carmichael and Mayer, while both are reflected very heavily towards training, have the potential for considerable impacts on high schools, so we really do need to incorporate those recent trends into our response. Hence the delay. I cannot give you a precise time now as to when that paper will appear. I will table it in the house as soon as I can.
Mr Cornwell: Some time in the new year, obviously.
MR WOOD: Yes.
Ms Follett: Madam Speaker, I ask that further questions be placed on the notice paper.
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