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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 6 Hansard (17 June) . . Page.. 1653 ..

MR MOORE: Mr Speaker, my question is to Mr Humphries as Minister for Planning. Mr Humphries, this will give you a chance to talk about how you deliver, considering your response to Ms Horodny, rather than just being caught up in process. I spoke to you a short time ago about a proposal for renewal of residential leases in a cheap and effective way. Originally, you suggested to me that your legal advice indicated that it was not possible and that you had approached the Minister for Territories on the matter. My understanding is that you had approached the Minister for Territories on a slightly different matter to this specific question of renewal of residential leases in a cheap and effective way, effectively an automatic renewal of residential leases. Have you looked into this proposal, which would remove unnecessary bureaucracy? Are you now prepared to pursue the proposal?

MR HUMPHRIES: I am prepared to pursue the proposal. Since the last time that I spoke to Mr Moore on the subject I have written back to the Federal Minister for Territories, Mr Smith, and asked to have a meeting with him to discuss the various proposals. As I understand it, the proposals will all require some degree of Commonwealth intervention, whether it is by regulation or legislation. I think in the last 10 days or so I have written back to him asking for that meeting. I hope that will be an opportunity to sort out, face to face with him, the best option to pursue greater security for leaseholders in the ACT. I will certainly be discussing your suggestion with him in that context.

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

MS McRAE: Mr Speaker, during the last sitting Mr Kaine, on a question from me about the renewal of an agent's licence at Kaleen, said that he would take the question on notice and bring me back further information. I take this opportunity to remind Mr Kaine of that commitment. Perhaps tomorrow he can answer my question.

MRS CARNELL: On 8 April 1997 Mr Osborne asked a question on notice relating to the details of executive remuneration. I answered that question on 7 May 1997. The answer appeared in Hansard on 8 May 1997. Since then I have been advised that the figure provided by ACTEW for the chief executive of ACTEW was incorrect. I wrote to Mr Osborne on 19 May 1997 advising him of the error. I seek leave to have the letter to Mr Osborne incorporated in Hansard for future reference.

Leave granted.

Document incorporated at Appendix 4.

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