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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 7 Hansard (24 June) . . Page.. 1998 ..

MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER (Mr Hird): Order! It being 5.00 pm, I propose the question:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

Mrs Carnell: I require the question to be put forthwith without debate.

Question resolved in the negative.

[COGNATE PAPERS:

Debate resumed.

MRS CARNELL: One, I think, half sensible question that Mr Whitecross asked was with regard to the disposal of government space. I would like to inform Mr Whitecross - I am sure he really knows - that the changes in our space requirements will happen predominantly over the years from 1999 to 2002-03. We do not believe that the property market then will be at the same sort of level as it is now. I think we all have to hope, for the ACT's sake, that it is not. I am sure that it will not be, Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker. We have put together a proposal that is very sensible for the ACT, I believe, and that does address some of our underlying operating loss. Eight million dollars a year is not an insignificant amount of money. In fact, it is slightly more than a bed tax would raise. I think that really shows just what an important saving it is, and it is a saving that occurs without affecting any service delivery.

MR WHITECROSS (Leader of the Opposition) (5.02): Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker, I note the Chief Minister's confidence that after Labor wins the next election the economy will come out of recession.

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