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I believe that the analysis undertaken by Access Economics provides a clear conclusion on the economic advantages to the Government and the community of developing North Watson compared with an equivalent greenfields site. The consultation period on the proposal to allow residential development at North Watson has been under way since October 1992. All the issues raised by the community have been thoroughly examined by both the Government and the PDI Committee. Both the Government and the standing committee have endorsed a proposal for residential development at North Watson, and it is now time for the Government to proceed with the proposal and begin to deliver the economic benefits identified in the report prepared by Access Economics.
MR KAINE, by leave: I move:
That the report be noted; and
That the debate be adjourned and the resumption of the debate be made an order of the day no later than Thursday, 3 March 1994.
I have moved for the resumption of the debate no later than Thursday, 3 March, so that the matter can be dealt with within the period that is provided for disallowance of the variation.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENTS MEETING
Ministerial Statement and Paper
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer): Madam Speaker, I ask for leave of the Assembly to make a ministerial statement on the implications and outcomes of the Council of Australian Governments meeting of 25 February 1994.
Leave granted.
MS FOLLETT: I take this opportunity to inform the Assembly of the outcome of the third meeting of the Council of Australian Governments held in Hobart on 25 February 1994. The council, or COAG, as it is known, was established with the aim of increasing cooperation among governments in the national interest. Having participated now in three COAG meetings and their previous incarnations, I am left in no doubt that the meeting was the most productive to date and that it further consolidated the ACT's position as an equal partner in the Federation.
The discussion at last week's meeting of COAG covered a wide range of nationally important issues, including micro-economic reform and the signing of a financial agreement between the Commonwealth, States and Territories. Without a doubt, micro-economic reform was the most important item before COAG on this occasion. The council agreed on the need to accelerate and broaden progress on micro-economic reform to support higher economic and employment growth on a sustainable basis. As a result, the council has provided an unprecedented opportunity to introduce reforms necessary to increase Australia's efficiency and international competitiveness. The ACT stands to make considerable gains from the liberation of a marketplace in which we are mainly consumers.
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