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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 7 Hansard (24 June) . . Page.. 1979 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

While the Assembly may choose to make the need for an inquiry explicit in the committee's resolution of appointment, the Government does not see any benefit, other than in symbolism, in incorporating an automatic referral in legislation. I would, however, like to emphasise that the Government will always support the referral of future State of the Environment Reports and the Government's responses to an appropriate committee for scrutiny.

The committee made two recommendations that it characterised as urgent. One relates to noise from motor sports at Fairbairn Park and the other to a review of the ACT Decade of Landcare Plan. On the first matter, members will recall that I tabled the Government's response to the Commissioner for the Environment report entitled "Management of Noise from Motorsports in the ACT" on 15 May 1997. With regard to the review of the Decade of Landcare Plan, many of the issues interrelate with the work of the Rural Policy Task Force, which is to report in a short while. I will make a statement to the Assembly on that issue after the Government has considered the task force's report.

On a related matter, I would like to inform the Assembly that I have granted the Commissioner for the Environment's request for a further extension until September this year for presentation of the triennial ACT component of the regional state of the environment report. He has requested the extension in order to meet his commitment to the regional leaders forum to report on the period ending 30 June 1997 at the same time as meeting his obligation to prepare the separate ACT component of the report.

Debate (on motion by Mr Corbell) adjourned.

MRS CARNELL (Chief Minister and Minister for Health and Community Care) (3.37): I ask for leave of the Assembly to make a ministerial statement on continuing reform in the ACT Community Care disability program, and I also ask for leave for it to be incorporated in Hansard.

MR SPEAKER: First of all, is leave granted to make the statement?

Leave granted.

MR SPEAKER: Secondly, is leave granted to incorporate this statement in Hansard?

Leave granted.

Statement incorporated at Appendix 1.

MRS CARNELL: I move:

That the Assembly takes note of the paper.

Debate (on motion by Ms Reilly) adjourned.

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