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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 11 Hansard (6 November) . . Page.. 3760 ..

MR KAINE (Minister for Urban Services) (5.00): My understanding is that this relates to the people who are current contractors, as opposed to those who might be in the future.

Amendment agreed to.

Bill, as a whole, as amended, agreed to.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.

ADJOURNMENT

MR SPEAKER: It being 5.00 pm, I propose the question:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

Mr Humphries: I require the question to be put forthwith without debate.

Question resolved in the negative.

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

MR STEFANIAK (Minister for Education and Training): Mr Speaker, I seek leave to make a personal explanation following on from questions asked by Mr Osborne of Mr Humphries during question time today.

MR SPEAKER: Yes, proceed.

MR STEFANIAK: Those questions related to an interview by WIN TV on 9 October this year. Mr Speaker, on the morning of 9 October this year I was opening, of all things, an art exhibition by ACT school students in the first floor exhibition room in the Legislative Assembly building, when WIN TV asked me to do an interview.

Mr Osborne's transcript, which he read into Hansard today, shows that there were, in fact, two interviews conducted on the issue of the Southside Youth Refuge. The first interview, I understand, was not used by WIN TV for public dissemination, with the exception of one comment by WIN which suggested that I was not aware of this problem until questioned by WIN TV. The questions asked by WIN did not trigger any recollection, Mr Speaker, perhaps because I had a touch of the flu. At the conclusion of the first series of questions my efficient staff reminded me of the matter and the interview then continued. I understand that WIN TV did use sections of my second interview. Mr Speaker, I recalled that around 22 September and 23 September I was given a short oral brief that there were problems at the Southside Youth Refuge which resulted in the AFP being called in to investigate. Mr Speaker, I have not misled this Assembly; nor do I believe that I have misled the people of Canberra.

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