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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 8 Hansard (26 August) . . Page.. 2392 ..

MS McRAE (continuing):

We have had discussions with the Federal Government and I'm hopeful that the legislative steps at the federal level will be taken before the end of the year to allow us to create, to issue, or rather to automatically convert - - -

Mrs Carnell: "Us", the Assembly.

MS McRAE: Excuse me; I have the transcript. I am reading the words that are here.

Mr Humphries: I am reading it, too. It says "us".

Mrs Carnell: We have it here. It says "us".

MS McRAE: I have the transcript from Media Monitors, and will proceed to read from it:

... to allow us to create, to issue, or rather to automatically convert all the existing leases in the ACT that are of that kind into 999-year leases.

What an astonishing claim! There is absolutely no reference to the Assembly and no mention of any local legislation. This is his announcement to the general public on the Drive program. There is no accompanying press release; there is no explanation.

Mr Humphries: I did not speak on the Drive program.

MS McRAE: It is headed, "2CN. Drive. Freehold Land Systems".

Mr Humphries: She was playing back my comments at the Property Council lunch. I did not speak to her. That was what I said at the Property Council lunch.

MR SPEAKER: Continue, Ms McRae.

MS McRAE: Mr Humphries can explain himself when he speaks. From my transcript, where his words were made public on 2CN, this was what he said.

Mr Kaine: But you need to get your facts straight, do you not?

Mrs Carnell: You just said he spoke to her.

MS McRAE: I did not say - - -

Mr Stefaniak: This was what he said that day at the Property Council lunch.

Mr Humphries: That was not what I said to Alex Sloan.

MR SPEAKER: Order!

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