Page 1837 - Week 07 - Tuesday, 15 June 1993
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Madam Speaker, the legislation allows for ACTTAB to provide the same level of service to its clients in the racing industry. It will be business as usual. There will be no noticeable change. All staff of ACTTAB and assets and liabilities will transfer to the new authority under existing conditions. The new arrangements for ACTTAB are directed at ensuring better accountability and control while maintaining the current standard of service to its clients and racing codes. Madam Speaker, in making it clear that ACTTAB will be more accountable to the Government and to this Assembly, of course we have to take note of an amendment which has been circulated by Mr Moore. I will come back to it later on, in the detail stage, but it talks about disallowable instruments - - -
Mr Moore: No. It is Mr De Domenico's amendment.
Mr De Domenico: It is my amendment, in fact.
MR BERRY: I am sorry. It talks about disallowable instruments in relation to appointments - - -
Mr Moore: It was distributed by Mr De Domenico.
MR BERRY: I apologise. It talks about disallowable instruments in relation to appointments to the various boards. We just heard Mr De Domenico launch into individuals in this place, and I expect that that is behind the amendment which he has proposed. As I have said, we will need to come back to that issue. Whilst the Government wants to make sure that the board is more accountable to the Assembly, under Mr De Domenico's system I will bet that he will still want the Government to take the blame for the actions of the board.
Madam Speaker, this proposal from the Government does what I have said that it will do. It will ensure that stability is restored to ACTTAB. It will ensure that the community is very clear on the ownership of the TAB.
Ms Follett: Do you want an extension?
MR BERRY: I do not need one. I could go on for ages.
Mr De Domenico: Sit down, then.
MR BERRY: And I can do it once or twice. It also ensures that the racing industry, as I have told them in writing, will continue to be supported by the Government and the TAB.
MADAM SPEAKER: Your time has expired, Mr Berry. The debate has concluded, has it not?
Mr Cornwell: No.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Berry responded. Seek leave, Mr Cornwell.
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