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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 3 Hansard (10 April) . . Page.. 919 ..

MR OSBORNE (continuing):

(2) adding

"(2) if the Assembly is not sitting when the Committee has completed its inquiry into the restructuring of the Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services, the Committee may send its Report to the Speaker or, in the absence of the Speaker, to the Deputy Speaker, who is authorised to give directions for its printing, circulation and publication; and

(3) the foregoing provisions of this resolution have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders.".

Mr Speaker, very briefly, the committee held a public inquiry on 2 April. It unexpectedly raised a number of questions which the committee would like answered by the Government. The earliest date that the officers representing the Government and the committee can get together is 18 April and there will not be sufficient time for this additional information to be considered by the committee before its reporting date of 6 May. That is why we need the short extension, Mr Speaker.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

MS TUCKER: I wish to inform the Assembly, pursuant to standing order 246A, that on 3 April 1997 the Standing Committee on Social Policy resolved to inquire into and report on the provision of services for at-risk children and youth, especially 12- to 18-year-olds, with particular reference to:

(1) the provision and appropriateness of accommodation and other service options, including substitute care, for young people aged 18 years and under;

(2) coordination between agencies including the interface between Family Services, the police, youth justice, youth services, mental health, education, housing and other community agencies;

(3) family support services;

(4) training of Government and non-Government workers in this area;

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