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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 3 Hansard (10 April) . . Page.. 922 ..

MRS LITTLEWOOD (continuing):

I believe all the other women associated with this matter are entitled to that apology as well as I am. I am sure they suffered at the time of the incidents involving them, and they must have suffered, as I did, when the matter was thrown out of court. Mr Speaker, as I mentioned, I would rather not have raised this matter, as it is something I wish to forget; but, as I have no other way of communicating with the other women, I feel duty bound to inform them of the apology contained in this letter and, through this place, I hope it will bring them some comfort.

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General and Minister for Police and Emergency Services) (5.18), in reply: Mr Speaker, I wish to use the adjournment debate basically to put up an advertisement for the open day at the ACT City Police Station on 26 April.

Ms McRae: We are all climbing ropes and doing tricks already, Mr Humphries.

MR HUMPHRIES: I am very pleased to hear it, Ms McRae. I look forward to seeing you climbing some ropes and twirling around on the top of them. Mr Speaker, for those of us who are less energetic than Ms McRae and who wish simply to observe, I advise them that between 11.00 am and 3.00 pm on that day the City Police Station, the new Magistrates Court and the Supreme Court will be open to the public and tours will be available.

People will also be able to see ambulances, bushfire and volunteer emergency service equipment and personnel. The ACT Fire Brigade's Bronto appliance will also be on display. The AFP's dog team will undertake a number of exercises and displays during the day, and the search and rescue team will simulate a number of vertical rescues off the roof of the police station at 12 noon and 2.00 pm. There will be a number of other displays. School and community groups are particularly encouraged to attend. There will be refreshments provided by Rotary. If members are interested in seeing how our police and emergency services are working in this Territory, and, in particular, using what is now the most modern city police station in the country, I urge them very much to go along to that open day and see what is going on.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

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