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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 11 Hansard (4 November) . . Page.. 3588 ..

MR BERRY (continuing):

There is an issue of civil liberties involved when it comes to the searching of people and there is an issue involved of who should conduct these searches. I note that the police already carry out a pat-down search, which, of course, is a preliminary to a closer inspection. I think, Mr Speaker, handled in the right way, this will be a positive move and will ensure that people who are in one of these sobering-up places are properly cared for. That was the aim of it. This is a long-held view of mine that goes back, I think, to the First Assembly - that we need a sobering-up place for people who have poisoned themselves with alcohol.

It was a long time coming, for one reason or another. It was put in place, I think, by a Labor government. I think Terry Connolly was the person responsible for it at the time. It is something that I have been an avid supporter of from the word go. I am pleased that the Government has put forward this proposal and I hope that it leads to an early opening of a facility which will enable the provision of care for people who, as I said earlier, have poisoned themselves with alcohol and need care for a few hours so that they do not do further injury to themselves or others. We are supporting the Bill.

MRS CARNELL (Chief Minister and Minister for Health and Community Care) (6.02), in reply: I thank the members for their support.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Bill agreed to in principle.

Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.

Bill agreed to.

Motion (by Mrs Carnell) proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

MR KAINE (Minister for Urban Services and Minister for Tourism) (6.02): Mr Speaker, as a member for Brindabella and also in my capacity as Minister for Tourism, I would like to note with some satisfaction the latest development in my electorate, namely, the construction of a motel in the town centre at Tuggeranong. There has been a gap in Brindabella for years, in that there is nowhere down there where anybody can stay, if they are visiting relatives, if they are there on business, or even if they are there as tourists. That gap is now being closed. It will be a 100-room four-star facility and it is being constructed adjacent to the Town Centre Sports Club. It is another initiative on the part of the Tuggeranong Rugby Union Club and it will be of great benefit not only to the people who live in Tuggeranong but also to the people who visit it.

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