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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 7 Hansard (26 June) . . Page.. 2285 ..

MR OSBORNE (9.40): I move:

That this Assembly:

(1) calls on the Government to appoint a Board of Inquiry, pursuant to the Inquiries Act 1991 (the Act), to inquire into the activities of the ACT Racing Club (the Club) and the Board of ACTTAB (the Board - either the current or a previous board) and in particular to examine:

(a) whether either the Club or the Board, or any officer or member (whether a current or previous member) of either the Club or Board, has engaged in any unethical activities or illegal activities involving any breach of a law of the Commonwealth of Australia or the Australian Capital Territory;

(b) the circumstances surrounding the settlement of the disputes between ACTTAB and VITAB Pty Ltd, whether damages should have been paid and the potential for any recovery of the settlement;

(c) whether either the Club or the Board, or any officer or member (whether a current or previous member) of either the Club or Board, has engaged in or has been associated with the payment of any secret commission; and

(d) whether either the Club or the Board, or any officer or member (whether a current or previous member) of either the Club or Board, has engaged in any activities that have the effect of, or are directed to, impeding, preventing or defeating, or that tend to impede, prevent or defeat the operation of the law of the Commonwealth of Australia or the Australian Capital Territory; and

(2) recommends that the Government fix 30 September 1997 as the date for submission of the report to the Chief Minister in accordance with section 14 of the Act.

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