Page 3988 - Week 15 - Wednesday, 16 December 1992
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Quarterly Financial Statement
MS FOLLETT: Madam Speaker, at the start of question time Mr Kaine asked me a question about the quarterly financial statement for the September quarter of this current financial year, and when that might be released. At that time I indicated that I believed that there was no time limit for the presentation of the quarterly statement. I can now confirm that there is no time limit and that the Audit Act requires only that the statement be published in the Gazette, as indeed it will be. I have previously agreed to table these statements in the Assembly, Madam Speaker, as a courtesy to members. Should that Gazette appear when the Assembly is not sitting, I will ensure that members get a copy of it.
Madam Speaker, because the quarterly statement is a reflection of the actual expenditure against the budget for the current year, the first such statement in each financial year involves a reformatting to reflect changes in the presentation of that year's budget. As members are aware, there were substantial improvements in the presentation of this year's budget papers. Those improvements attracted some praise during the Estimates Committee hearings. The September quarter statement is being prepared accordingly. I am advised that it is well advanced. By way of background, Madam Speaker, could I say that the September quarter statement for 1990-91 - Mr Kaine's era - was gazetted by Mr Kaine as Treasurer on 2 January. I will be looking to make some improvement on that.
MINISTER FOR HEALTH
Motion of Want of Confidence
MR STEVENSON: I seek leave to give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move a motion of no confidence in the Health Minister, Wayne Berry.
Leave granted.
MR STEVENSON: Madam Speaker, I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move the following motion:
(1) Whereas Wayne Bruce Berry is a Minister of the Crown who has flagrantly and persistently breached his statutory duty to uphold the rule of law by knowingly allowing illegal procedures to continue in his department for a considerable time, he has a serious case to answer.
(2) For this, he showed no contrition.
(3) As his behaviour demonstrates a wanton disregard and lack of respect for the law, or a total inability or, in any event, failure to comprehend the seriousness of his offence, the people of Canberra can have no confidence whatever in the proposition that this Member could ever be relied upon to uphold and obey the law.
(4) Accordingly, this Assembly expresses no confidence in Wayne Berry and requires his immediate resignation from his portfolio responsibilities and as a Member of this Assembly.
I table the motion.
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