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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 5 Hansard (14 May) . . Page.. 1206 ..

MS McRAE (continuing):

... it has been clear from the start that any cleanup would be a matter for further negotiation with the Commonwealth.

Mrs Carnell: Yes. Spot on.

MS McRAE: Right. My supplementary question is: Give us a copy of where that was made clear.

MRS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, in discussions that have happened at the Kingston Foreshore Authority and discussions that have happened with various government authorities and so on, it has been clear that the costs - - -

Ms McRae: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Kingston Foreshore Authority was not established in April. This comment was made on 3 May; it was similarly made on 28 April beforehand by Mr Townsend.

MR SPEAKER: There is no point of order, I am afraid. There is no point of order. Sit down.

Mr Humphries: Mr Speaker, I rise on a point of order as well.

Ms Follett: There is not one. You heard him. Sit down.

MR SPEAKER: I am listening to Mr Humphries.

Mr Humphries: There have been at least seven interjections on the Chief Minister in her attempt to answer this question. I would ask you to warn the Opposition that, if they insist on continuing to take points of order when you have already ruled on the point of order, they run the risk of being named.

MR SPEAKER: I shall bear that in mind. Give a concise response, Chief Minister.

MRS CARNELL: I am trying. I am really trying hard to come up with a concise response.

MR SPEAKER: Yes, I know. It is trying, is it not?

MRS CARNELL: Yes, Mr Speaker, you are right. The issue of contamination on Kingston obviously is an issue; there is no doubt about that. In fact, I wrote to the chairman of the committee over a month ago, saying, "Please let us go ahead with a proper look at what contamination is actually on the Kingston foreshore". Thank you, Assembly. It is wonderful that we can now get on with the job of having a look at what the issue is here, getting on with the competition and getting on with something that matters for this city - that is, a proper development, with jobs and the things that really matter.

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