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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 5 Hansard (15 May) . . Page.. 1562 ..

MAGISTRATES COURT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1997

Debate resumed from 10 April 1997, on motion by Mr Humphries:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Bill agreed to in principle.

Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.

Bill agreed to.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion (by Mrs Carnell) proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

Children with Disabilities - Funding : International Family Day

MR STEFANIAK (Minister for Education and Training and Minister for Housing and Family Services) (6.54): Mr Speaker, midway through the afternoon I went upstairs and sought a response to my question to the Department of Education and Training in relation to a point Ms Tucker raised. I am happy to advise Ms Tucker that, as a result of that information, I have been able to extend the program she refers to until 30 June 1998 in terms of funding. I also advise Ms Tucker that a joint working party comprising people from my area and the Chief Minister's area has been working away on this, consulting with all relevant stakeholders and looking at the broader issues in terms of longer-term strategies and programs to assist in this area and ancillary areas. I think some very good things will come from that.

I also take the opportunity of the adjournment debate to indicate to members, if they have not realised already, that today is International Family Day. It also marks in the ACT the first meeting of the Family Advisory Council of 16 people. They met for the first time today under the chairmanship of Uncle Dave Rugendyke, well-known country cop and president of the ACT Foster Carers Association. I look forward, as the relevant Minister, to working with that council, which will be advising the Government on matters in relation to the family, and, through the Government, the Assembly and the wider Canberra community. I look forward to a long and happy working relationship with that new council, which I think can bring a lot of insight and assistance in family matters to the ACT.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Assembly adjourned at 6.55 pm until Tuesday, 17 June 1997, at 10.30 am

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