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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 11 Hansard (6 November) . . Page.. 3729 ..

Mr Moore: I take a point of order, Mr Speaker. I believe there is quite some danger that the Minister is reflecting on a vote of the Assembly at this point. There is a very clear instruction from this Assembly about what he can do and what he cannot do as far as surveillance cameras go.

MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I will certainly not reflect on a vote of the Assembly. I pass no judgment on the vote of the Assembly. I simply pass a comment about the views of citizens of the Territory. People in the ACT may well wonder why it is possible for the property and fabric of this building to be protected by safety cameras and for the property and persons of other individuals out in the public, out in Civic in Civic Square and so on, not to be protected by the same cameras, not to be protected by the same security devices. Mr Speaker, there is a real question there about the hypocrisy of those who are in that position. I think it would behove us to make the rules consistent for both sets of people.

MS REILLY: Mr Speaker, my question is to the Minister for Housing. Minister, as you are responsible for ACT Housing, which is the ACT's single largest landlord, with over 12,000 properties, which include almost 1,200 aged persons rental accommodation units, what research or inquiry has ACT Housing undertaken to evaluate the impact of the introduction of the Federal Government's nursing home bonds and your Government's announcement yesterday of a bond help scheme?

MR STEFANIAK: When you say "your Government's announcement", I take it you mean the Federal Government's announcement of a bond - - -

Ms McRae: No. The bond help scheme was yours.

Ms Reilly: No, no.

MR STEFANIAK: I am sorry; that is the - - -

Mr Humphries: Bill, I will take the question.

MR STEFANIAK: In terms of ACT Housing, given that - - -

Mr Humphries: Mr Speaker - - -

Mr Corbell: I take a point of order, Mr Speaker. The question was specifically about the impact of that measure on ACT Housing. It is the responsibility of the Minister for ACT Housing to answer that question, not the Minister representing the Chief Minister. He is not the Treasurer. He is not speaking on Treasury issues anyway.

Mr Humphries: Mr Speaker, with great respect, it is up to the Government to decide who is best able to answer the question.

Mr Berry: No, no.

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