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TREASURER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
Question No. 1030
Jervis Bay Territory
MR CORNWELL - Asked the Treasurer upon notice on 13 October 1993:
In relation to Jervis Bay:
(1) What financial contributions does the ACT Government make to the Jervis Bay community per annum and how are levels of these contributions calculated.
(2) How much funding was provided to each specific area (e.g. education, health, policing etc. if applicable) in 1992-93.
(3) How much funding will be provided from the 1993-94 Budget for each specific area in (2).
(4) What other contributions does the Government make by way of personnel, resources, urban services etc. to Jervis Bay.
(5) What legislative control does the ACT have over residents, events or activities at Jervis Bay.
(6) What benefits does the ACT receive in exchange for its support of the Jervis Bay community.
TREASURER - The answer to the Members question is as follows:
(1) The ACT does not make any financial contributions to the Jervis Bay community. At the time of self-government the then Prime Minister, Mr Bob Hawke MP, wrote to me as the incoming Chief Minister outlining a proposal for the ACT Government to be responsible for providing services to the Jervis Bay Territory on behalf of the Commonwealth, under the laws of the Jervis Bay Territory.
My successor as Chief Minister, Mr T. Kaine MLA, agreed with the proposal and subsequently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) referred to as the Head Agreement with the former Minister of State for the Arts, Tourism and Territories, Mr Clyde Holding, on 15 February 1990. This covers the provision of a range of municipal and territorial services by the ACT to the residents of Jervis Bay on a full cost recovery basis from the Commonwealth.
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