Page 4175 - Week 14 - Tuesday, 29 November 1994
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The commitment of the Labor Party is to the long-term development of the ACT, including the long-term development of diversity in our economy. That includes a long-term commitment to the development of advanced technology manufacturing. The Labor Party will not operate off the top of the head, as Mrs Carnell has admitted over and over again that she does. Madam Speaker, I am appalled to think that this project apparently is the next in Mrs Carnell's firing line.
Budget Performance and Outcomes Committee
MRS GRASSBY: Madam Speaker, my question is to the chair of the Budget Performance and Outcomes Committee, Ms Szuty. Noting the criticism by the Leader of the Opposition of the Budget Performance and Outcomes Committee, I ask: Could the Liberals have nominated Mrs Carnell instead of Mr Kaine or Mr Stefaniak?
Mr Kaine: I take a point of order, Madam Speaker. That question merely asks for an opinion from Ms Szuty, and I doubt that it is a proper question.
MADAM SPEAKER: Ms Szuty, I will let you consider that.
MS SZUTY: Madam Speaker, I believe that all members of this Assembly are aware that it was open to any member of the Assembly to nominate for membership of the Budget Performance and Outcomes Committee - any member of the Government, any member of the Opposition and any Independent member.
MRS GRASSBY: I have a supplementary question, Madam Speaker. Was Mrs Carnell refused leave to ask questions at any time?
MS SZUTY: I believe that all members who participated in the hearings of the Budget Performance and Outcomes Committee were given leave by the members of the committee to ask questions. There was one exception to that, and that was very late on the Thursday evening. We had not completed our questioning of the Department of Health, and the remaining questions that members had were taken on notice.
Election Funding
MR DE DOMENICO: My question is to the Chief Minister. In a radio interview on 24 November 1994, Mr Jeremy Pyner of the ACT Trades and Labour Council said, when discussing election funding for the ALP:
... there's always a bit of a quid pro quo and the historical relationship between the union movement and the Labor Party has always been a strong one ...
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