Page 479 - Week 02 - Thursday, 3 March 1994
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MR BERRY: Just hang on a minute. There is a requirement that those changes be agreed to by ACTTAB, and there is a requirement - - -
Mrs Carnell: You told us on 7 December - - -
MADAM SPEAKER: Order!
MR BERRY: Hang on a minute.
Mr De Domenico: What else are you going to change?
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr De Domenico, order!
MR BERRY: If companies decide to change their directors, they are entitled to do so, but one of the safeguards with - - -
Mrs Carnell: On 7 December, when you told the Assembly - - -
MADAM SPEAKER: Order, Mrs Carnell!
MR BERRY: One of the safeguards in the agreement with ACTTAB is that there has to be agreement by ACTTAB to that change. I understand that there is a process of examination going on in respect of the changes proposed. If there have been any changes in relation to those names that you say I gave you in December, I am not aware of them. I will certainly look into it and report further to the Assembly.
MRS CARNELL: I have a supplementary question, Madam Speaker. Minister, on 7 December you quoted in this Assembly that the directors of VITAB were Mr Kolomanski, Mr McMahon and Mr Dowd. A company search done at the end of February shows categorically that that was not the case.
Mr Connolly: Three months later.
MRS CARNELL: Mr Connolly will be well aware that a company search shows who were the directors prior to the ones that exist now. The company search categorically shows that Mr Dowd is not on the list anywhere.
Mr Humphries: And never has been.
MRS CARNELL: And never has been. Were you misleading the Assembly on 7 December when you quoted the directors of VITAB?
MR BERRY: I was acting on the advice that was provided to me.
Mr De Domenico: You have had poor advice all the way through this episode.
MADAM SPEAKER: Order!
MR BERRY: I will look into the matter to check out the claim that you have made and report further to this Assembly.
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