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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 6 Hansard (17 June) . . Page.. 1630 ..

MRS CARNELL (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (12.35): I seek leave to present the Territory Owned Corporations (Amendment) Bill 1997.

Leave granted.

MRS CARNELL: I present the Territory Owned Corporations (Amendment) Bill 1997, together with the explanatory memorandum.

Title read by Clerk.

MRS CARNELL: I move:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

I seek leave of the Assembly to incorporate my speech in Hansard.

Leave granted.

Speech incorporated at Appendix 3.

Debate (on motion by Mr Berry) adjourned.

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

MR WHITECROSS: My question is to the Minister for Urban Services, Mr Kaine. Minister, can you confirm reports in the media last Friday that yet another senior public servant, namely, Robyn Read, has been forced out of the ACT government service? Is it the case that the Department of Urban Services has sought legal advice in order to terminate her contract?

MR KAINE: Mr Speaker, I cannot confirm any of the allegations put forward by the Leader of the Opposition. I know of no moves to force a senior executive out of the Public Service. I am aware that Ms Robyn Read has been on leave for the last couple of weeks. I am not certain whether that is recreation leave or sick leave.

Mrs Carnell: I think it is sick leave.

MR KAINE: I have not the details of it, but I think the Chief Minister may be right; it is sick leave. There are, of course, changes going on in the Department of Urban Services, as there have been for some time and as, no doubt, there will be for some time in the future until we get the structures right. As a result of that, for example,

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