Page 1994 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 15 June 1994
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At this point, Madam Speaker, it is appropriate for me to comment on my own submission to the Pearce inquiry and Professor Pearce's response, which is included in this section of the report. It was a very brief submission and I would like to read it into the record. The letter is addressed to Tony White, Secretary to the Board of Inquiry, and says:
Dear Tony,
I welcome the opportunity to make this brief submission to the Inquiry into the ACTTAB-VITAB Agreement. I believe that most of the issues canvassed to date will be addressed by other parties and it would be pointless for me to cover the same ground.
An issue that I believe may not be covered by others relates to the computer infrastructure needed to support the ACTTAB-VITAB contract.
Minister Berry has stated in the Assembly that the key item brought to the table by ACTTAB in this agreement is its computing capability. Also I have been informed in briefings that ACTTAB anticipated an increase in turnover (in dollar terms) of at least 50 per cent from the VITAB deal.
Given these points I believe that the costs involved in providing the computing infrastructure to support VITAB need to be investigated to determine if indeed the projected dollar benefits to the ACT were as large as claimed.
(Extension of time granted) My letter continues:
In particular I believe that, given the anticipated 50 per cent increase in turnover, the question of the projected costs, and who was to pay them, in the following areas should be investigated:
. The necessary expansion of at least 50 per cent in the ACTTAB computer equipment, or its replacement by a larger system with at least 50 per cent more capacity. This includes the additional equipment needed to support normal redundant operation as well as any expansion in equipment needed to provide contractual levels of fallback performance in the event of main system failure;
. any modifications to the computer software needed to support VITAB transactions and/or the increased transaction volume;
. the provision of primary and secondary communication links from the ACT to Vanuatu; and
. the provision of the local betting and other terminal equipment and communication links needed to support betting in Vanuatu.
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