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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 11 Hansard (26 September) . . Page.. 3611 ..

In relation to your response to question on notice No. 236 in which you stated "the existing and new agreement grant `exclusive rights' to Revolve to recover material dumped at tipping faces at the two landfills" - Is this answer consistent with statements on the matter made in and surrounding a case in the ACT Magistrates Court against Mr L Munday on 30 August 1996.

Mr De Domenico - the answer to the Member's questions is as follows:

(1) A revised licence agreement was being negotiated with Revolve at the time a response was prepared to the Question on Notice No 236. At that time Revolve was the only group to have expressed an interest in the salvage rights at Canberra's landfills. Revolve was first licensed to undertake materials scavenging at Canberra's landfills in 1988.

(2) Following representations from Mr Munday in May 1996 seeking `equal rights' with Revolve, my Department ceased licence negotiations with Revolve and sought Expressions of Interest for the salvage rights at the two landfills.

(3) Expressions of Interest were received from five groups and, after examination of the offers, select tenders were then invited from two companies. These tenders are currently being examined and the selection of the tender offering best value to the Territory will result in the awarding of exclusive salvage rights for material dumped at Canberra's two landfills.

(4) The matter before the Magistrates Court on the 30 August 1996 involving Mr Munday specifically related to a matter under the Crimes (Offences Against the Government) Act 1989, principally section 19, and involved failure to obey a lawfully given direction. The matter did not relate to the rights of Revolve to recover material dumped at the tipping faces at the two landfills.

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