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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 1 Hansard (19 February) . . Page.. 114 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

The task force is due to report very soon - I think, in the next month - and I am really not sure that changing one of its members three-quarters, or nine-tenths, of the way through the exercise is necessarily appropriate. However, I have indicated that I will ask Mr Gilmour to advise me on the process whereby this name was brought forward and whether there should be some change in the composition of the task force as a result of that advice.

MR MOORE: I have a supplementary question, Mr Speaker. Mr Humphries, you would agree that it has cast a shadow over the Rural Leases Task Force. One has to ask the question: Why would you support the sacking of a community activist like Jacqui Rees, on the one hand, while, on the other hand, you have an appointment like this on one of your task forces?

MR HUMPHRIES: I will answer that question, Mr Speaker. I have said that I am not going to distinguish between a case like the one put yesterday and a case like the one put today.

Mr Moore: No; because it is too embarrassing for you and for your Government. I can understand why you are embarrassed.

MR HUMPHRIES: I do not think Mr Moore heard my answer to the question. I am reviewing Mr Hyles's membership of that committee. That would, I think, be the sort of thing Mr Moore is asking me to do. I also point out that Mr Hyles was a nominee of an organisation to that task force.

Mr Moore: One of three. You chose two.

MR HUMPHRIES: One of three, admittedly; but I did not know at the time that Mr Hyles had this background. If I had known that, I might well have taken a different view about his appointment. However, he was one of three nominees. With great respect, Ms Rees was not the nominee of any organisation to the Kingston Foreshore Development Authority.

MR CORBELL: Mr Speaker, my question without notice is to the Chief Minister, and it is in relation to the redevelopment of Bruce Stadium. Chief Minister, before you commit many millions of Territory funds to this redevelopment, can you advise the Assembly whether you have a contract with the Super League Raiders, the Super 12 Brumbies or the Canberra Cosmos, binding those organisations to play at the Bruce Stadium?

MRS CARNELL: It is actually Bill's area, but I am happy to take it.

MR STEFANIAK: Quite simply, as far as I am aware of, the answer is no.

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