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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 7 Hansard (26 June) . . Page.. 2190 ..

Members interjected.

MR SPEAKER: Everybody will settle down. The Chief Minister has the call.

MRS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, it is true that CRI Project Management Pty Ltd have been appointed project managers for the redevelopment at Bruce.

Mr Whitecross: Are they being paid for it?

Mr Humphries: Mr Speaker, the Opposition has interjected continually on the Chief Minister's comments today.

MR SPEAKER: Yes, I will warn the Opposition. I will warn by name the next person who interjects.

MRS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, CRI will carry out the duties of project manager, including managing design, consultants, quality assurance and the program for the project. They will prepare documentation and a cost plan for the project and, as I said earlier, they will administer contracts, submit monthly progress claims for the project for payment, and submit a monthly report to the Territory. As I said earlier, CRI will employ local contractors, as part of the agreement we had with them, because we wanted to make sure that there were jobs here in Canberra. Mr Speaker, the Bruce Stadium proposal, as you know, has a full exposure for the ACT Government of $12.3m, not the $27m that those opposite seem to want to believe. If the project costs more than $12.3m, that will be funded by the private sector. CRI is a company that has significant expertise in this area. My understanding is that it has had some involvement in the Olympic stadium in Sydney.

MR CORBELL: I have a supplementary question. Is it not the case, Chief Minister, that you have no concept of prudent financial accountability and management of taxpayers' money and the term "conflict of interest", or is it simply that you just do not care?

MRS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, we make sure that we have consultants who can do the job and that the process is appropriate. It is my understanding that we had a probity auditor overlooking the CRI contract the whole way through.

MR MOORE: Mr Speaker, my question is to Mr Humphries as Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning and refers to the current consultation on areas B11 and B12. Minister, is it true that there was a request for an extension of time by at least one community group for the B11 and B12 consultation period? Is it also true that that has been rejected?

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