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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 6 Hansard (23 May) . . Page.. 1731 ..

MR WHITECROSS (continuing):

other issues. Today we are talking about financial management. That is the issue that we are debating. I think the Planning and Environment Committee will provide a forum for further development of some of these other issues that Ms Tucker has highlighted in speaking to her amendment.

MS TUCKER (5.42): Mr Whitecross, I did not realise that you were quite so sensitive on the issue. We, of course, will look at - - -

Mr Whitecross: You were the one who bagged the Labor Party.

MS TUCKER: I did not think it would matter that much to you. Yes, of course we would consider it going to the Planning and Environment Committee, because obviously it is going to go down here. You say that it is not appropriate to tack it onto the Financial Management Bill. The reason that we want it with the Financial Management Bill is that environmental concerns are always an add-on. The whole idea of integrating it is the issue at stake.

I did say in my speech that we are not expecting monetary values to be put on these assets, or a very highly developed system to be in place straightaway. All we are asking for is the beginning of this principle that it appears that most people in this place agree to. I understand that it does not seem to be an appropriate process to you, but I am glad that most people here seem to think it is a worthy thing to try to do. We have known about it for a long time. It is not new. The discussions have been around for a long time. The consequences of not integrating environmental concerns directly with financial management Bills, not integrating them with financial policy, are all too clear all over this planet. However, it would be an interesting project for the Planning and Environment Committee, so I will look at that one.

Question put:

That the amendment (Ms Tucker's) be agreed to.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 2	 		NOES, 14

Ms Horodny	Mr Berry 	Mr Kaine
Ms Tucker	Mrs Carnell 	Ms McRae
		Mr Cornwell	Mr Moore
		Mr De Domenico	Ms Reilly
		Ms Follett	Mr Stefaniak
		Mr Hird		Mr Whitecross
		Mr Humphries	Mr Wood	

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