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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 13 Hansard (4 December) . . Page.. 4684 ..

On another tack, what do Labor MLAs stand to lose from an inquiry? The present Chief Minister has proposed it. The Alliance Government made the original decision to legislate for compulsory helmets. The then minister, Duby, is no longer in politics. Nor are Connolly, who introduced the legislation, Lamont, the only other speaker in favour of it, and the Chief Minister at the time. The only losers would be transport administrations that did not give proper advice. Surely, if there has been poor administration, MLAs should be investigating and rectifying it. If you still oppose an inquiry, we will renew our efforts to press the case with other Labor MLAs. There is now good evidence that the helmets law is counter-productive. It must be reviewed.

If you have any doubts about what we have said, I can assure you that we have abundant supporting evidence, and would be happy to brief you on it at a meeting.

Yours sincerely,

W.J. Curnow

President

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