Page 1056 - Week 04 - Thursday, 1 April 1993
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MR BERRY: The question will be answered. It will be properly considered and all of the details will be put in place. In relation to the Government's commitment to distributing methadone from pharmacies, the legislation has been passed in the Assembly. There are certain requirements in that legislation which provide for applications by pharmacies and response by government, and we will adhere to the provisions of the legislation, as you would expect.
MR MOORE: Madam Speaker, I have a supplementary question. It refers just to that legislation and adhering to that legislation. In fact the four applications you received were received before the end of February. Why have you failed your obligations under subsection 159(3) of the Drugs of Dependence Act, which requires you to make a decision about that within 28 days?
MR BERRY: As I said, I do not know on which day they made an application for it, but if - - -
Mr Moore: I tell you it is more than 28 days ago.
MR BERRY: The date upon which they applied has not come to my attention, but I will certainly - - -
Mr Moore: The legislation requires it.
MR BERRY: If those requirements have not been adhered to - that has not been brought to my attention - I will make sure that it is dealt with in great haste. It is not satisfactory for those sorts of applications to be made and for the legislation to be ignored. I will issue an instruction now, if you like, that my officers get off their butts very quickly and get me the advice about the applications and the information that I asked for this morning and that they provide it to me today. I will make sure that you are informed today, and any activity that is required from me as a result will be taken today as well.
ACTEW Enterprise Agreement
MR DE DOMENICO: Madam Speaker, my question without notice is to the Chief Minister. I refer to the ETU and plumbing union - or whatever it is called - dispute. Noting that the Federal Labor Government and the ACTU support similar enterprise agreements under accords mark VI and mark VII, will the Chief Minister now intervene to ensure that electricity supplies are not put under threat because of a demarcation dispute between two unions and an apparent ideological difference between two of her Ministers?
MS FOLLETT: Madam Speaker, there is no demarcation dispute. Members opposite have to understand that we are not like them. On this side of the chamber we take decisions collectively, and we take collective responsibility for them. There have been a range of questions asked and very good answers given concerning the current situation with the Electrical, Electronic and Plumbing and Allied Workers Union and their enterprise agreement with ACTEW.
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