Page 136 - Week 01 - Wednesday, 17 February 1993
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MS SZUTY, by leave: I am not sure of the point Mr Berry was making when he talked about froth and bubble. The words I have come up with are certainly not froth and bubble. I believe that the words "endorses the Government's commitment" are a very strong indication of what the Government intends to do at Acton Peninsula. I gathered from the later remarks Mr Berry made that he was indicating that the Labor Party would support the amendment.
Mr Berry: It does not make any difference.
MS SZUTY: Mr Berry is indicating that it does not make any difference, so perhaps the Labor Party will support it. Mr Kaine indicated that the Liberals would not be supporting the amendment because he did not believe that action would ever occur at Acton Peninsula and that those facilities and uses would ever be located there. I do not believe that that is a valid argument for the rejection of the amendment. I believe that the amendment to Mr Moore's motion will effectively create an expectation in the community that these health facilities and uses will be available at the Acton Peninsula site.
Question put:
That the amendment (Ms Szuty's) to Mr Berry's amendments be agreed to.
The Assembly voted -
AYES, 9 NOES, 5
Mr Berry Mrs Carnell
Mr Connolly Mr Cornwell
Ms Follett Mr De Domenico
Mrs Grassby Mr Kaine
Mr Lamont Mr Westende
Ms McRae
Mr Moore
Ms Szuty
Mr Wood
Question so resolved in the affirmative.
Amendments (Mr Berry's), as amended, agreed to.
MR MOORE (11.29), in reply: Madam Speaker, in rising now I will close the debate. I should make sure that members understand that. The concern I had in raising this motion was about how the Acton Peninsula would be used. The fear in the community is that the Government has an intention to use the peninsula in some way other than as described in the motion. Many people would think that that has been resolved now, that the Government does not have an intention to use it other than in the way described.
However, I do not think the motion has managed to allay fears to that extent. First of all, we know that there is a joint consultation going on between the NCPA and the Territory Planning Authority on what should happen to Acton Peninsula. While that consultation goes on and people feel that there is an open system of consultation on what might happen on the peninsula, the reality is that the
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