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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 1 Hansard (19 February) . . Page.. 127 ..

MRS CARNELL: I think that is a hypothetical question, Mr Speaker. I can assure this place that it was an oversight. It was an oversight, because we have already had all the farewell parties. We have had so many speeches and so on over the last couple of weeks that I must admit I had forgotten that I had not given a speech in the Assembly. I will make sure I do that, Mr Osborne.

MR OSBORNE: I ask a supplementary question, Mr Speaker. The public facade at the moment, Mrs Carnell, is that you support your current Ministers and other members of your party. Is this the case, or do you feel the same way about them as you obviously felt about Mr De Domenico?

MRS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, as you would know because you were present, we had a farewell party for Mr De Domenico here at the Assembly last week and all of the appropriate speeches were made there. I think Mr Whitecross was invited. I can guarantee that we are operating as a team, we all love each other, and so on. I think it is an extremely unusual question, Mr Speaker.

I ask that all further questions be placed on the notice paper.

Health Complaints Investigation

MRS CARNELL: I would like to give some further information on a question from Mr Osborne yesterday. He asked about resources for the Health Complaints Commissioner. At this stage, one member of the staff of the Health Complaints Commissioner is working almost full time on the particular case you spoke about yesterday. Also, some administrative support has been sought from the department which, as I indicated yesterday, will be granted.

Bruce Stadium

MRS CARNELL: I would like to give some further information to Mr Corbell on his question today. He asked what sort of commitment we had from the Raiders and others with regard to Bruce Stadium. Mr Corbell may not be aware of this, because he is new, but members of all three codes were present at the presentation to SOCOG and were part of the presentation to SOCOG on the upgrade of Bruce Stadium. I understand from SOCOG that, of all the presentations they got right around Australia, it was the only situation where all of the codes were together and presenting together for the upgrade of a particular stadium.

Mr Berry: Have you got a commitment?

MRS CARNELL: You might not like it; it just happens to be true. You would also be aware that when SOCOG announced that Canberra would have Olympic soccer, I think all three codes were there at that stage too. I think you will find that Mr Neil and somebody from the Brumbies were interviewed at that stage on their commitment to stay in Canberra. You would also be aware that recently the Raiders have made a commitment

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