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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 7 Hansard (26 June) . . Page.. 2183 ..

Mr Whitecross: Nobody.

MRS CARNELL: Mr Whitecross says, "Nobody". What about the Bruce Stadium upgrade? They have bagged it the whole way through, Mr Speaker, and that is absolutely essential for us to have Olympic soccer. This very day we have received another inquiry from a leading European team to open discussions with regard to coming to Canberra. Daily, we are getting significant interest in Canberra. But it would not happen, Mr Speaker, if we sat on our hands, did not get out there, did not go to Brazil, did not upgrade the Bruce Stadium, Mr Speaker, and showed the level of commitment that those opposite show to marketing this city.

MR SPEAKER: Order! There is far too much interjection. I would hate to have to deal with somebody on the last day of these sittings.

ACTEW Review

MR WOOD: Mr Speaker, my question is to Mrs Carnell. Chief Minister, I refer to the consultancy through which you have employed Fay Richwhite and Associates to conduct a study of ACTEW. Are you aware that Fay Richwhite and Associates, after advising the New Zealand Government on the privatisation of New Zealand Rail, then switched sides and formed part of the consortium which purchased the asset? Do you agree with most fair-minded people who regard this form of insider trading as unprofessional and dishonest, or is it the case that these are the types of companies that your Government would rather deal with?

Mr Humphries: Mr Speaker, I rise on a point of order. First of all, this question asks for an expression of opinion. Secondly, it deals with a matter outside the purview of this Minister. He is asking for her opinion about an arrangement entered into in New Zealand about affairs in New Zealand. It has nothing to do with any matter that the ACT Chief Minister is responsible for.

MR SPEAKER: Would you like to rephrase your question, Mr Wood?

MR WOOD: Mr Speaker, if you are ruling on this point of order, I asked her whether she was aware. That was part of my question. Mr Humphries, as usual, is wrong.

Mr Humphries: That part is okay.

MR SPEAKER: Yes; Chief Minister, you may - - -

MRS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, I am not - - -

MR SPEAKER: I uphold the point of order, and if - - -

Mr Whitecross: What?

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