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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 9 Hansard (2 September) . . Page.. 2739 ..

MRS CARNELL: The only other guarantee of a similar nature put forward by our Government was one for the Cosmos. Again, remember that these are disallowable instruments in this place. From the day that these are signed off they have to be tabled in the Assembly and therefore can be disallowed, as the Cosmos one could have been disallowed. There are only two of this sort - this one and the one for the Cosmos. There have also, of course, been business incentive packages for various sporting teams.

Mr Stefaniak was just talking about a particular proposal for Wanniassa Oval that may or may not go ahead. We hope it does. At this stage there is the Southern Cross Club proposal for the indoor sports stadium at Tuggeranong. There is any number of areas in sport that the ACT Government is involved in with sporting associations. Again, approvals of such guarantees are disallowable instruments. This particular one will be tabled in the Assembly in the very near future. It was signed off either yesterday or today. It needs to be tabled within the next three days. It is disallowable. I think that really makes it totally transparent.

Ms McRae: Mr Speaker, on a point of order: May I just repeat that I did ask for the conditions. Why is it that this guarantee was given? Under what conditions was it given?

MRS CARNELL: It is disallowable.

Ms McRae: No, that is not my question. I just want to make that as a point of order.

MR SPEAKER: The answer has been provided.

MRS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, I said it was going to be tabled in the Assembly and would be disallowable.

MR SPEAKER: It is going to be tabled in due course; that is correct. Nevertheless, there is no point of order.

MS HORODNY: My question is to the Minister for Urban Services, Mr Kaine. It has come to my attention, Mr Kaine, that people who take clean soil to the landfills in the ACT are being charged for dumping there on the same basis as for commercial waste. This seems a bit odd because it is a reusable resource, obviously, and we do not charge people to take recyclable materials to the collection facilities at the landfills. In fact, we encourage them to do so. Could you explain why charges are imposed on the dumping of clean soil at the landfills and why the Government has not considered establishing a separate collection area and stockpile for clean soil that could be reused for earthworks and landscaping?

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